Lyons (historical)

Lyons (historical): crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lyons (historical)

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lyons (historical) — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.56832, -95.08888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyons (historical)

• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~4 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock House · fort · Cass · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~59 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~70 km · Must-see
• Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center · museum · Shelby · ~4 km
• Bedstemor's House · museum · Shelby · ~5 km
• General Store Museum · museum · Audubon · ~9 km
• Bethany Lutheran Church · church · Audubon · ~12 km
• Prairie Rose Lake · lake · Shelby · ~14 km
• Walnut Creek Historical Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · ~19 km
• Troublesome Creek Watershed Site 80-1 Dam · lake · Audubon · ~20 km
• Troublesome Creek Watershed Site 80-2 Dam · lake · Audubon · ~21 km
• Ebenezer Lutheran Church · church · Audubon · ~22 km
• Frank Chapman Pellet Memorial Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Cass · ~22 km
• Audubon County Courthouse Museum · museum · Audubon · ~22 km
• Davids Creek Watershed Site 1A-3 Dam · lake · Audubon · ~23 km
• Soldiers Monument · fort · Cass · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyons (historical)

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lyons (historical)

• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~99 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~100 km · Must-see

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