- Elevation, modelled
- 264 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway8.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8944, -93.5307
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 264 m. The nearest named place is Cambridge City Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- Story CCB
- 8.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 130.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cambridge City Park: 0.3 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 0.5 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 1.5 mi
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 2.4 mi
- Askew Bridge/Cambridge Pond: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Goat Pen: 2.6 mi
- Chickens: 2.6 mi
- Turkey Pen: 2.6 mi
- Ducks: 2.6 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Christiansen Forest Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 4.0 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 4.6 mi
- Robison Wildlife Acres: 5.5 mi
- Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt - Swan Lake Unit: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 8.4 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock: 9.9 mi
- Stuart Smith Park Garden Rock: 9.9 mi
- O'Neil Park Rock: 9.9 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 40
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 9.7 mi
- CoHorts' Pattern Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 9.7 mi
- Reflection Garden: 9.7 mi
Museums: 25
- Maxwell Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 6.8 mi
- Ames History Museum: 10.0 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 10.3 mi
- Farm House Museum: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 5 SE, 4 mi away.
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