- Elevation, modelled
- 300 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9899, -93.4414
Hertz Family Woods and Nature Preserve is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 300 m. The nearest named place is Hertz Family Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
- Operated by
- SCC
- 2.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 127.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mardean Park: 0.9 mi
- Krupp Park: 1.2 mi
- Score Park: 1.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.9 mi
- Evergreen Lane (Briggs Terrace) Historical Site: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Wilson Farm Prairie: 2.5 mi
- Gladys Leui Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Robison Wildlife Acres: 4.5 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 6.2 mi
- Skunk River Flats WMA: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- AASOE Site: 9.0 mi
- AAOSE Site: 9.0 mi
- AAOSE Site: 9.1 mi
- Cy-House Rock!: 9.1 mi
- AASOE Site: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Turkey Pen: 7.9 mi
- Ducks: 7.9 mi
- Chickens: 7.9 mi
- Goat Pen: 7.9 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock: 8.3 mi
- H.L. Munn Memorial: 9.0 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Ames Circle of Arts: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 24
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 10.1 mi
- Trial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Maxwell Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Maxwell Museum: 7.4 mi
- Ames History Museum: 9.1 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 10.2 mi
- Farm House Museum: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 1.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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, 7 mi away.
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