Swede Point Park
Swede Point Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jensen Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 302 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boone CCB
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jensen Park: 1.8 mi
- Edgewood Park: 1.9 mi
- Ledges Research Station: 6.8 mi
- Earl Grim Park: 8.6 mi
- Windcrest Park: 8.7 mi
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Hutton Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 12.4 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 12.4 mi
- Raymond and Gertrude Daley Memorial Rock: 12.4 mi
- Bluestem: 3.5 mi
- Eternal Flame: 3.6 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 5.2 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Bunny: 12.4 mi
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Long Refuge: 4.4 mi
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Big Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Ledges State Park: 7.6 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 12.6 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 12.6 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 13.9 mi
- Pole Position Raceway: 14.9 mi
- 1700 Bark Lodge: 18.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 13.9 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 13.9 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 13.9 mi
- Madrid Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 10.0 mi
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 12.2 mi
- Battin Chapel: 12.5 mi
- Pilot Mound: 20.1 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 22.6 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swede Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NNW 337° | 362.7 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 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, 10 mi away.
- common milkweed5 obs
- American White Pelican4 obs
- Canada Goose4 obs
- American Tree Sparrow4 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk3 obs
- Cedar Waxwing3 obs
- Smooth Softshell3 obs
- Monarch3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/100760420
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