Volga River State Recreation Area
Volga River State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the south-southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Volga River Access, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildwood Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Wadena City Park: 5.9 mi
- Clark Park: 6.6 mi
- Twin Bridges County Park: 6.7 mi
- Courthouse Square: 6.8 mi
- Volga River Access: 1.9 mi
- Echo Valley State Park: 5.4 mi
- Kauten-Mihall Fen: 5.8 mi
- Glovers Creek Fish & Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Corn Hill: 4.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 8.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.9 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 17.0 mi
- Wolf Hill: 22.6 mi
- Donnan: 5.9 mi
- Littleport: 21.7 mi
- York: 23.0 mi
- Conover: 24.9 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 11.0 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 19.2 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 17.4 mi
- Richmond Spring: 19.1 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volga River State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | SSE 160° | 364 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSE 162° | 360 m | 8.3 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | ESE 103° | 355 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSE 149° | 339 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 120° | 329 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayette, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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