Nature reserve · Iowa
Zeisman Wildlife Area
Zeisman Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. The nearest named place is Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 112 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hardin CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates42.36847, -93.25074
- 112.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Boddy-Hunt Wildlife Area: 1.1 mi
- Gehrke Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Hubbard Prairie: 5.4 mi
- Meier Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Hubbard Prairie: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Logsdon Park: 1.3 mi
- Brubaker-Hoelscher City Park: 4.8 mi
- Robinson Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.2 mi
- Eldora City Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 11
- Hardin County Farm Museum: 7.7 mi
- Hardin County Farm Museum Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Eldora Welcome Center & Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Union Depot: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Eldora Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 16.2 mi
- Erickson Park Monument: 18.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Arboretum: 5.1 mi
- Eldora Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Civil War Statue: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pine Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Story City Carousel: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 23.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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