- Elevation, modelled
- 223 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore289 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway5.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0496, -91.7749
Chain Lakes Natural Area Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 223 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanging Bog State Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chain Lakes Natural Area Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | SE 133° | 289 m | 8.9 mi |
| Perkl | SSE 155° | 257 m | 24.8 mi |
| The Hogback | NNW 328° | 251 m | 3.5 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 17.8 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanging Bog State Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Chain Lakes Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Otter Creek Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Pleasant Creek State Park: 5.3 mi
- Goose Pond Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Chain Lakes County Park: 0.5 mi
- Chain Lakes Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Hanging Bog State Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Drake Park: 1.3 mi
- Zeller Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Seminole Valley Farm Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ushers Ferry Historical Village: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple: 7.3 mi
- History Center: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: 7.5 mi
- Blessed Art Thou Arch: 7.0 mi
- Arch: 7.1 mi
- Striving: 7.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 7.3 mi
- Squares: 7.4 mi
- Witch's Basement: 5.2 mi
- Westside Rising: 6.4 mi
- Sister Catherine McAuley: 7.1 mi
- Sister Frances Warde: 7.1 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 7.4 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- The 5th Realm: 7.8 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 21.8 mi
- Iowa's Largest Frying Pan: 21.9 mi
- Colony Acres: 23.8 mi
- The Hogback: 3.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.9 mi
- Perkl: 24.8 mi
- Andreas garden: 7.1 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 16.6 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 11.4 mi
- East Bluff: 13.1 mi
- 325th Street: 23.2 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 23.1 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 23.2 mi
- Ivanhoe: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids #1, 10 mi away.
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