- Elevation, modelled
- 320 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blackbird Hill426 m · 7.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Loess Hills Scenic Byway10.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:05local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0420, -96.1629
Picnic Area is a picnic site in Iowa, at a modelled 320 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree Shelter, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | WNW 291° | 426 m | 7.4 mi |
| Granger Hill | E 90° | 412 m | 14.6 mi |
| Durr Hill | ENE 75° | 391 m | 8.9 mi |
- 10.9 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic BywayNational
- 5.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
109 named places within 25 miles
- Tieville Bend Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Ivy Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Gramm Wetland: 5.1 mi
- Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Louisville Bend Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Lewis and Clark State Park: 0.1 mi
- Decatur Bend County Park: 2.7 mi
- Onawa Materials Yard Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Gaukel Park: 3.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 3.3 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
- Hornick Depot: 13.3 mi
- Smithland Town Museum: 17.5 mi
- Burt County Museum: 18.3 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 7.1 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 7.1 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 7.2 mi
- Murray Hall: 17.6 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 24.0 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 17.1 mi
- Caboose: 17.3 mi
- Tank: 17.8 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 7.4 mi
- Durr Hill: 8.9 mi
- Granger Hill: 14.6 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 20.2 mi
- The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden: 21.4 mi
- Tree Shelter: 0.0 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 21.4 mi
- Peiro: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:22 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Onawa 3NW, 3 mi away.
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