Rest area · Iowa
West Gate Rest Area
West Gate Rest Area is a rest area in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 213 m. The nearest named place is Airpower Museum Library, a museum 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49578677, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 213 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00890, -92.50297
- 62.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.0 mi off the Historic Hills Scenic Byway
126 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 53
- Rock Bluff Park: 2.9 mi
- Hupert River Access: 4.0 mi
- McNeese Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Cliffland Access: 8.9 mi
- Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center: 9.3 mi
Parks: 51
- Wildwood Park: 3.0 mi
- Union Park: 3.9 mi
- Wayside Park: 4.0 mi
- Pickwick Park: 4.1 mi
- War Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Airpower Museum Library: 1.8 mi
- Iowa Heartland History Connection: 4.6 mi
- Airpower Museum: 4.8 mi
- Monroe County Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- American Gothic House Center: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Steam locomotive: 4.6 mi
- Gone West Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Curtis King: 6.2 mi
- The Morgan Cabin: 20.6 mi
- Chief Mahaska Statue: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dudley: 7.2 mi
- Iowaville: 19.2 mi
- Buxton Historic Townsite: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- M113: 6.2 mi
- American Gothic House: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Ottumwa: 4.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottumwa IND AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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