Local favourite sanctuary · Winnebago, Iowa
Eight Mile Pit
Eight Mile Pit is a sanctuary in Winnebago, Iowa.
Eight Mile Pit: 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 Eight Mile Pit
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 Eight Mile Pit — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.25982, -93.73893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Eight Mile Pit
- McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~34 km · Must-see
- Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~37 km · Must-see
- Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~37 km · Must-see
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~40 km · Must-see
- Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~55 km · Must-see
- KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~57 km · Must-see
- Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~57 km · Must-see
- Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~59 km · Must-see
- Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~61 km · Must-see
- Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~65 km · Must-see
- World's Largest Bullhead · fort · Hancock · ~7 km
- Crystal Lake Park · lake · Hancock · ~7 km
- Mansion Museum · museum · Winnebago · ~10 km
- Holtan Farm Museum · museum · Winnebago · ~10 km
- Ambroson Recreation Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~13 km
- Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~18 km
- Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Hancock · ~19 km
- Eagle Lake Woodland Area · lake · Hancock · ~20 km
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Eight Mile Pit
- McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~34 km · Must-see
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~40 km · Must-see
- Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~65 km · Must-see
- Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~125 km · Must-see
- Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~126 km · Must-see
- Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~129 km · Must-see
- Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~140 km · Must-see
- River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~150 km · Must-see
- Ambroson Recreation Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~13 km
- Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~18 km
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Frequently asked
Is the park open?
No visitor has reported the opening & safari status for Eight Mile Pit yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Eight Mile Pit?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Eight Mile Pit?
Nearby: McIntosh Woods State Park (sanctuary, 34 km), Clear Lake (lake, 37 km), Buddy Holly Crash Site (attraction, 37 km), Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 40 km), Parkers Woods (park, 55 km), KRIB-AM (Mason City) (church, 57 km).