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French Town Lake Access

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Elevation, modelled
187 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Sherrill Mound374 m · 22.9 mi
Nearest byway
River Bluffs Scenic Byway4.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
42.8472, -91.1062
French Town Lake Access from directly overhead

French Town Lake Access is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 187 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Backbone State Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Town Lake Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherrill MoundSE 137°374 m22.9 mi
Chicken RidgeW 262°355 m17.1 mi
Balltown RidgeSE 146°355 m17.5 mi
Mondell HillN 1°347 m14.5 mi
Pilot KnobW 259°329 m23.6 mi
Pine KnobNE 52°325 m23.3 mi
Pine KnobNE 40°302 m15.4 mi
Hefel RidgeSSE 152°281 m13.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2720:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3315:4816:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336496170747264523825
Precip in1.31.22.03.74.65.74.93.63.72.82.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guttenberg L&D 10, 4 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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