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West Botna Park

West Botna Park from directly overhead

West Botna Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 414 m. Mount Moses stands 409 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Creek Park, a park 5.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98247, -95.01479

110 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Willow Creek Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hausborn/Heritage Park: 5.6 mi
  • Great Western Park: 6.6 mi
  • Four Corners Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Arcadia Ball Field: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 5
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • Shawn Muhr Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Albert the Bull: 19.3 mi
  • Chief Black Hawk Statue: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • John James Audubon Statue: 18.5 mi
  • Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 19.8 mi
  • Grotto: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Heritage Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Moses: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Botna Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MosesNE 45°409 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:4520:1721:00
September equinox07:0818:4219:19
December solstice07:4616:0716:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436486071747264513725
Precip in0.91.11.93.44.55.14.44.12.92.71.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carroll, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1036050544

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