Local servicesHospitalSouthwest Iowa Regional Medical Center Fort Madison Campus2.7 miPost officeNauvoo Post Office3.6 miTown hallNauvoo City Hall3.5 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationNauvoo Fire Protection District3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSoutheastern Community College - Keokuk Campus12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL20 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM134 miUS highwayUS 611.0 miAmtrakHistoric Santa Fe Station FMD5.8 miCoachBurlington IA (FastBrake)Greyhound19 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 5 min5:35 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:25 am – 4:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 17°F39 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June18 in of snow a year, on about 12 days19 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Madison station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksDevils Islandisland · 1.4 miInspiration Pointcape · 2.7 miRabbit Islandisland · 2.2 miHorton Lakelake · 3.8 miNauvoo State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.9 miWilson Lakelake · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDevil's Creek Accesspark · under a mileHeron Bend Fishing Areapark · 1.1 miNauvoo State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 146 acresReed Wildlife State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 79 acresGalland School Historical Sitestate historic site · 6.9 miStony Hills Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 186 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 LowLee County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 364 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Van Buren County, IA, 30 mi away
Drinking waterRathbun Reg Water Assn (ft Madison)serves 11,840 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation526 ft160 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
