Wapsie Access Area
Wapsie Access Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 332 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deerfield Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 332 m
How to reach it
- 63.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.1 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Deerfield Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Jenn Timber Park: 2.6 mi
- Ringneck Haven: 3.7 mi
- Ackerson-Easterly Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Little Cedar Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Haus Park: 3.3 mi
- Chickasaw Mill County Park: 4.7 mi
- Airport Lake Park: 6.3 mi
- City Park: 7.4 mi
- Sheakley Park: 7.9 mi
- Carnegie Culture Center: 8.4 mi
- Chickasaw County Museum: 10.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Floyd County Museum: 10.8 mi
- Jackson Number Twelve School Museum: 13.2 mi
- Siegel: 19.6 mi
- Butler County Freedom Rock: 22.0 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wapsie Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | NE 47° | 350 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hampton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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