Park · Iowa
Sand Run Park
Sand Run Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 166 m. The nearest named place is Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 142 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 166 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.16873, -91.08591
- On the Great River Road, National
- 113.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 60
- Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division: 2.3 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Louisa Division: 3.4 mi
Parks: 58
- Cappy Russell Access: 4.9 mi
- Hwy 61 Access: 6.7 mi
- Louisa Interpretive Center: 7.4 mi
- Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
- Keithsburg Historic District: 8.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Louisa County Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum: 10.2 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 17.6 mi
- Winfield Museum: 18.6 mi
- Zion School Museum: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Mark Twain Overlook: 18.0 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Chief Taimah Memorial Site: 20.3 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Snake Alley: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Metal Flower: 16.3 mi
- Metal Monarch: 16.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 16.3 mi
- Art Gallery: 24.9 mi
- Art Display: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bald Bluff: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Monarch Garden: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Des Moines County Fair: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Boston DAM 17, 2 mi away.
- Pond Slider2 obs
- Small-mouthed Salamander1 obs
- Common Watersnake1 obs
- Dainty Sulphur1 obs
- Brown Bullhead1 obs
- Common Purslane1 obs
- Southern Leopard Frog1 obs
- Pigeon Horntail1 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.
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