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Nature reserve · Iowa

Wilson Grove Wildlife Area

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Elevation, modelled: 329 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Corn Hill364 m · 18.4 mi
Nearest byway: River Bluffs Scenic Byway14.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:51local time
Coordinates: 42.8735, -92.0885

Wilson Grove Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Wilson Grove Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 329 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Woods Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Corn Hill	ESE 105°	364 m	18.4 mi
Bear Hill	ESE 114°	360 m	20.6 mi

On the road

14.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
46.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Nature reserves53

North Woods Park: 0.3 mi
Brooks/Lease Prairie: 2.8 mi
Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
Thelman Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
Downing County Park: 9.4 mi

Museums11

Readlyn Historical Society: 13.7 mi
Fayette County Historical Museum;Fayette County Historical Library: 15.5 mi
German American Museum, Library and Family History Center: 15.6 mi
Hub City Heritage Railway Museum: 16.1 mi
Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum: 16.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Donnan: 10.8 mi
Siegel: 13.9 mi

Peaks2

Corn Hill: 18.4 mi
Bear Hill: 20.6 mi

Historic sites2

Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 22.0 mi
Abraham Lincoln Statue: 23.8 mi

Artworks1

Dancing St. Francis: 22.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:43	19:21
June solstice	05:31	20:08	20:51
September equinox	06:56	18:30	19:08
December solstice	07:37	15:52	16:38

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	16	20	33	47	59	69	72	70	62	50	35	23
Precip in	1.2	1.1	2.0	3.9	5.1	6.0	4.8	4.3	3.7	3.0	2.0	1.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tripoli, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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