Wilkinson Wildlife Area
Wilkinson Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 324 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 324 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
- 102.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness: 0.3 mi
- Bob & Joell DeNeui Wilderness: 0.3 mi
- Headquarters Segment: 0.8 mi
- Nichols Timber: 0.9 mi
- Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Eagle City Park: 2.0 mi
- John Gruis Park: 3.2 mi
- John Gruis Park: 3.3 mi
- Pine Ridge Area County Park: 4.8 mi
- Steamboat Rock City Park: 5.3 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 7.4 mi
- Union Depot: 8.1 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
- Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum: 8.4 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 5.8 mi
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 23.3 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Arboretum: 15.5 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 5.7 mi
- Pine Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
- Civil War Statue: 8.3 mi
- Fort Sumter Rock: 20.1 mi
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilkinson Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter Rock | NNE 34° | 306 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iowa Falls, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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