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Winnebago River Recreation Area

Winnebago River Recreation Area from directly overhead

Winnebago River Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 378 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 96 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
378 m

What to expect

Operated by
Winnebago CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates43.35126, -93.62780

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 1.1 mi
  • Winnebago River Trail: 4.5 mi
  • Woodland Park: 5.3 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 5.8 mi
  • Thomas Bearse Park: 6.0 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 14
  • Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 6.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 7.4 mi
  • World's Largest Bullhead: 11.9 mi
  • Buddy Holly Glasses: 15.6 mi
  • Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Pilot Knob: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring of Winnebago River: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iowa Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSSE 151°443 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3520:1620:59
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4515:5616:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868716962483321
Precip in1.21.31.93.94.85.54.63.83.52.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78252722

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