Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area
Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 92 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
- 91.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Jensen Tract: 2.7 mi
- Kvale Tract: 2.9 mi
- Hagen Prairie: 3.0 mi
- Bolstad Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Oakwood Park: 1.6 mi
- Rice Lake State Park: 2.3 mi
- Dahle Park: 5.2 mi
- City Park: 6.0 mi
- Winnebago River Trail: 9.0 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mansion Museum: 9.9 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 16.8 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 11.2 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 12.2 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 12.3 mi
- Buddy Holly Glasses: 14.7 mi
- City Beach: 19.7 mi
- Farmers Beach: 20.1 mi
- Dodges Beach: 20.1 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 20.2 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 14.5 mi
- Harmony in Light: 24.2 mi
- The Music Man Square: 24.2 mi
- Rancho Deluxe: 24.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.7 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 10.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 182° | 443 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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