Nature reserve · Iowa

Wickersham Forest Management Area

Wickersham Forest Management Area from directly overhead

Wickersham Forest Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Marshall CCB

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.98897, -93.00303

2.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
106.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
14.0 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lions Park: 2.3 mi
Jaycees Park: 3.7 mi
Van Cleve County Park: 3.8 mi
Lawrence Park: 5.1 mi
Kiwanis Park: 5.5 mi

Nature reserves49

Wickersham Forest Management Area: 1.8 mi
Grimes Farm and Conservation Center: 2.8 mi
Bear Grove Forest Management Area: 5.6 mi
Stewart Bird Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
Iowa River Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi

Museums10

Marshall County Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
Weatherbee School Museum: 6.4 mi
Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 8.5 mi
Jasper County Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
Maxwell Historical Society: 21.5 mi

Gardens2

Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 19.7 mi
Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 22.8 mi

Beaches1

Rock Creek Beach: 18.7 mi

Waterfalls1

Hertz Family Falls: 22.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Secor: 22.5 mi

Picnic sites1

Kiwanis Shelter: 22.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:48	19:24
June solstice	05:37	20:09	20:52
September equinox	07:00	18:34	19:11
December solstice	07:37	15:59	16:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	18	23	35	48	60	70	73	71	63	50	36	25
Precip in	1.0	1.2	2.1	3.8	4.9	5.9	4.6	4.4	3.8	2.7	2.1	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshalltown, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78137234

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