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Van Houten-Southwell Roadside Park

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Elevation, modelled
341 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Battle Hill388 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway18.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
42.4818, -95.7894
Van Houten-Southwell Roadside Park from directly overhead

Van Houten-Southwell Roadside Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 341 m. Battle Hill stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sioux Bend Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Battle HillSE 135°388 m14.8 mi
Pilot RockNE 39°366 m19.1 mi

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
Nature reserves: 28
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4720:2221:05
September equinox07:1118:4519:22
December solstice07:5016:0816:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172235475969727063503522
Precip in0.91.12.03.44.55.13.84.23.12.41.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holstein, 12 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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