Whiting Woods Recreation Area
Whiting Woods Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 358 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray's Landing Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 358 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
94 named places within 25 miles
- Gray's Landing Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Johnson Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Sylvan Runkel State Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Unit 4: 7.4 mi
- Rodney Pits Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Smithland Park: 6.2 mi
- Southwood Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Fowler Forest Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Turin City Park (West): 9.2 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 19.5 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 19.5 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 19.5 mi
- Fighter jets: 23.5 mi
- Dunham Barn: 23.5 mi
- Smithland Town Museum: 6.3 mi
- Hornick Depot: 12.2 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 12.9 mi
- Granger Hill: 6.8 mi
- Durr Hill: 7.0 mi
- Battle Hill: 20.3 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 21.3 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 6.8 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
- Peiro: 13.5 mi
- Lucky Valley: 17.0 mi
- Tree Shelter: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiting Woods Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | WSW 259° | 426 m | 21.3 mi |
| Granger Hill | S 175° | 412 m | 6.8 mi |
| Durr Hill | SW 229° | 391 m | 7.0 mi |
| Battle Hill | NE 50° | 388 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:21 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mapleton No.2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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