Yager Slough WPA
Yager Slough WPA is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Cayler Prairie Complex Waterfowl Production Area: 2.3 mi
- Cayler Prairie State Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Santee Prairie: 3.3 mi
- Silver Lake Complex: 3.9 mi
- Twin Forks Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 3.9 mi
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground: 4.4 mi
- Westport Park: 6.3 mi
- Emerson Bay State Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Egralharve Beach: 6.0 mi
- Raebels Beach: 6.3 mi
- Estherville Beach: 6.3 mi
- Papoose Beach: 6.5 mi
- Brownells Beach: 6.6 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 7.9 mi
- Higgins Museum: 8.2 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 8.4 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 8.4 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bike Monument: 6.2 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 8.2 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 13.7 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 22.9 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 23.0 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 11.2 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 11.8 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 21.1 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 19.8 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 21.9 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 8.1 mi
- Getting's Garden: 24.1 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yager Slough WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | WNW 282° | 509 m | 21.1 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | W 273° | 490 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NW 319° | 480.3 m | 11.8 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | ENE 71° | 429.8 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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