Welter Recreation Area
Welter Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 163 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Augusta Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 163 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 104.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.6 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Welter Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Indian Path Park: 3.4 mi
- Star Park: 3.7 mi
- Werner Memorial Woods: 4.5 mi
- Gray's Landing (Lee): 5.8 mi
- Augusta Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Burk's Lost Creek Run Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Burk's Lost Creek Run Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Hunt Woods Park: 5.1 mi
- Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Tri-State Rodeo Museum: 7.7 mi
- Apple Trees Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hawkeye Log Cabin: 8.8 mi
- Garrett-Phelps House Museum: 9.2 mi
- Heritage Center Museum: 9.3 mi
- Old Fort Madison: 9.1 mi
- Fire Bell: 9.1 mi
- Snake Alley: 9.2 mi
- CB&Q Steam Engine 3003: 9.2 mi
- Lincoln Rock: 9.5 mi
- Des Moines County Fair: 6.2 mi
- Sante Fe Locomotive: 9.0 mi
- Sante Fe Caboose: 9.0 mi
- CB&Q Depot: 9.0 mi
- ATSF Depot: 9.0 mi
- Jollyville Hill: 5.0 mi
- Gittings Mound: 13.9 mi
- Mount Moriah: 20.5 mi
- Bryan Hill: 23.7 mi
- Art Gallery: 6.3 mi
- Art Display: 6.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Martin Pond: 22.8 mi
- Riley Creek Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welter Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | SE 126° | 230 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bryan Hill | SW 231° | 202 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | SSW 194° | 195 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jollyville Hill | SSE 163° | 161 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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