Viola Wildlife Management Area
Viola Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 468 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ackermen's River Woods, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 468 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ackermen's River Woods: 1.7 mi
- Peter's Pit: 2.9 mi
- Lyon County Conservation Board: 3.4 mi
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Venega Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- River of Red Rock Park: 2.0 mi
- Fairgrounds Park: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 4.9 mi
- Central Park: 5.3 mi
- Robinson Park: 5.8 mi
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 5.4 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 10.1 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 16.3 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 16.4 mi
- Prairie School Historical Building: 17.1 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 10.1 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 19.5 mi
- The Buffalo: 23.5 mi
- WWII Memorial: 23.9 mi
- WWII: 23.9 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 6.9 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 16.2 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 20.4 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 15.7 mi
- Getting's Garden: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Viola Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | ENE 75° | 509 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | E 97° | 490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | ENE 72° | 480.3 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:25 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:04 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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