Hanson Field

Hanson Field: 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 Hanson Field

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 Hanson Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46865, -90.68430. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hanson Field

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~40 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~70 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chandler Arch · fort · McDonough · ~2 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · McDonough · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hanson Field

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hanson Field

• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~85 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~90 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~92 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~100 km · Must-see

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