Williams Prairie Preserve
Williams Prairie Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Johnson County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Larry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area: 2.4 mi
- Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Muddy Creek Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Lions Park: 3.0 mi
- Creekside Park: 3.4 mi
- F.W. Kent Park: 4.9 mi
- Deerview Park: 7.5 mi
- Walford City Park: 7.8 mi
- In Transit: 9.8 mi
- To Wing: 10.1 mi
- Hayden Fry: 13.5 mi
- Iowa Blue: The Urbane Chicken: 13.5 mi
- Made of Money: 13.5 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 3.5 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 4.0 mi
- The Amana General Store: 4.3 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Colony Acres: 10.8 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 14.0 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 15.7 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 15.7 mi
- The 5th Realm: 19.8 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 13.2 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 13.8 mi
- Herky: 15.5 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 15.9 mi
- Westside Rising: 16.4 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 16.9 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 24.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.5 mi
- Perkl: 12.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 15.4 mi
- The Hogback: 22.4 mi
- Ivanhoe: 19.1 mi
- Hinkletown: 19.8 mi
- Midway: 21.3 mi
- Nira: 23.1 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Cremation Garden: 17.5 mi
- Andreas garden: 17.9 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 9.5 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 9.7 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Williams Prairie Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 30° | 289 m | 15.4 mi |
| Perkl | ESE 105° | 257 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Hogback | N 359° | 251 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 137° | 244 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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