Local servicesHospitalHansen Family Hospital8.1 miPost officeHubbard Post Office5.9 miTown hallOwasa Township Hall4.2 miPoliceEldora Police Department7.8 miFire stationHubbard Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEllsworth Community College10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaterloo Regional Airport ALO45 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM62 miInterstateI-3517 miUS highwayUS 651.6 miCoachWilliamsJefferson Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:36 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:38 am – 4:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month June33 in of snow a year, on about 16 days16 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eldora station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksGehrkes Lakelake · 3.8 miEllsworth Community Collegecollege · 10.0 miUpper Pine Lakelake · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLogsdon Parkpark · under a milePine Lake State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 687 acresRuby Woodlandstate recreation area · 8.9 miFallen Rock State Preservestate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 116 acresEagle City Parkpark · 8.2 mi · 73 acresMann Wilderness Area State Preservestate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 103 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHardin County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025195 of 365 days measured168 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 158main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Black Hawk County, IA, 49 mi away
Drinking waterIa Regional Utilities Assoc (waverly)serves 37,820 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,091 ft333 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
