- Elevation, modelled
- 295 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Mound362.7 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1064, -93.6923
Prairie Valley Preserve is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 295 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Banford Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Valley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 281° | 362.7 m | 16.5 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 140.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Banford Park: 2.4 mi
- Northridge Heights Park: 3.9 mi
- Lloyd Kurtz Park: 4.3 mi
- The Square Lawn: 4.4 mi
- The Somerset Lawn: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Inuksuk: 4.2 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 4.3 mi
- Start to Finish: 4.8 mi
- Barbara’s Portal: 5.0 mi
- Into the Maelstrom: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Leopold Woods: 5.4 mi
- Munn Woods: 5.5 mi
- Doolittle Prairie State Preserve: 6.0 mi
- McFarland Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Plains Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 3.7 mi
- Skunk River Overlook: 3.8 mi
- John F Lacey Rock: 4.0 mi
- Louis H. Pammel Rock: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 22
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
- Jischke Children's Garden: 7.1 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Farm House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 6.5 mi
- Ames History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 10.1 mi
- Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Elwood the Gnome: 7.2 mi
- Story City Carousel: 7.8 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 10.6 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 10.6 mi
- "Twister Hill": 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Mound: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames 8 WSW, 7 mi away.
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