Nature reserve · Iowa
West Bend Wildlife Area
West Bend Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 347 m. The nearest named place is West Des Moines River Canoe Stop, a park 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 347 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.91362, -94.49588
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- River Runner Access: 2.0 mi
- Miller's Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- McKnights Point Area: 3.4 mi
- Struthers Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Stoddard Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
Parks: 48
- West Des Moines River Canoe Stop: 1.2 mi
- Meredith Park: 6.4 mi
- Streit Park: 7.0 mi
- Feldman Park: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Creek Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
Museums: 13
- West Bend Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- Poduska Farm: 11.0 mi
- Cylinder Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Fleege Farm: 13.0 mi
- Victorian Museum on Main: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Grotto of the Redemption: 4.3 mi
- Wild Rose Casino and Resort: 16.2 mi
- Lu Verne City Jail: 20.9 mi
- Lone Rock: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Rubens: 9.6 mi
- Unique: 15.6 mi
- Plum Creek: 20.3 mi
- Sexton: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Pocahontas Statue: 15.0 mi
- Kossuth Lajos: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Robert Emmet Statue: 16.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pocahontas, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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