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Nature reserve · Iowa

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation: 462 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Hawkeye Point509 m · 6.4 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway24.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:08local time
Coordinates: 43.3736, -95.7519

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 462 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sibley Unit - Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 462 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hawkeye Point	NNE 20°	509 m	6.4 mi
Ocheyedan Mound	E 80°	490 m	11.8 mi
Jackson County Highest Point	NE 55°	480.3 m	18.2 mi

On the road

24.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Tower · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Sibley Unit - Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
Leinen Pits: 1.2 mi
Dagel Unit - Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Roelf-Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
East Holman Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi

Parks

Museums12

McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 2.1 mi
George Bicentennial Museum: 12.6 mi
Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 13.7 mi
Prairie School Historical Building: 13.7 mi
Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 13.7 mi

Peaks3

Historic sites2

Lyon County Freedom Rock: 12.7 mi
O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 13.8 mi

Rest areas2

Worthington Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 21.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Lakewood: 20.7 mi
Ash Creek: 24.9 mi

Gardens1

Getting's Garden: 9.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:58	19:35
June solstice	05:43	20:24	21:08
September equinox	07:11	18:45	19:22
December solstice	07:53	16:04	16:51

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	18	31	44	57	68	71	69	61	48	32	20
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.6	3.2	4.1	4.9	3.3	3.6	3.3	2.3	1.4	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 2 mi away.

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