- Elevation, modelled
- 304 m
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road119.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8991, -93.3080
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 304 m. Great River Road passes 119 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Collins
- 119.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 8.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 0.7 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 1.7 mi
- Legion Park: 4.5 mi
- Maxwell City Park: 4.9 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Gladys Leui Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Rhodes Timber: 6.2 mi
- Robison Wildlife Acres: 6.7 mi
- Clear Creek Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- AASOE Site: 17.8 mi
- AAOSE Site: 17.8 mi
- AAOSE Site: 17.9 mi
- Cy-House Rock!: 17.9 mi
- AASOE Site: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 56
- Ducks: 9.1 mi
- Turkey Pen: 9.2 mi
- Chickens: 9.2 mi
- Goat Pen: 9.2 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 16.8 mi
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 17.7 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 17.8 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 18.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
Museums: 20
- Maxwell Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 4.8 mi
- Watson's Grocery Store Museum: 11.0 mi
- Trainland U.S.A.: 12.1 mi
- Ames History Museum: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 8 mi away.
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