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Leeds Park

Leeds Park from directly overhead

Leeds Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Boy Scout Hill stands 430 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlin Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54044, -96.36213

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 21
  • Queen Of Peace: 1.1 mi
  • Shrine to the Holy Family: 1.2 mi
  • Father Harold Cooper: 1.2 mi
  • St. Francis: 1.2 mi
  • Circle of Life: 1.2 mi
Museums: 13
Peaks: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 2.9 mi
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 3.6 mi
  • Towers of Time: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Old Town: 15.7 mi
  • Train: 15.7 mi
  • Kiddie Barn: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boy Scout HillWNW 291°430 m24.4 mi
Indian HillWNW 292°426 m24.9 mi
Lookout HillWNW 283°411 m18.2 mi
Dakota PointW 280°394 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2421:07
September equinox07:1318:4719:25
December solstice07:5316:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436485970757264513624
Precip in0.70.91.63.14.54.63.43.93.02.41.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 10 mi away.

  • Wild Turkey9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal5 obs
  • American Goldfinch5 obs
  • House Finch5 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker5 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx4 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/229420227

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