Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only)
Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only) is a rest area in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Granger Hill stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
131 named places within 25 miles
- Mondamin City Park: 2.6 mi
- Little Sioux City Park: 4.6 mi
- Remington Boat Launch: 5.5 mi
- Goodman Property: 6.5 mi
- Murray Hill Scenic Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Ruffcorn Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Upper Bullard Bend Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Bullard-Soldiers Bend: 2.6 mi
- Gee-Hruska Wetland Area: 2.8 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 2.6 mi
- Murray Hall: 4.7 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 8.8 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Magnolia Town Pump: 9.6 mi
- Burt County Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bryant House: 9.5 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 14.1 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 14.5 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 14.6 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 20.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 20.8 mi
- Tree Shelter: 21.4 mi
- Granger Hill: 22.4 mi
- Durr Hill: 23.0 mi
- De Soto: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Hill | NNE 23° | 412 m | 22.4 mi |
| Durr Hill | N 7° | 391 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/562698198
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