Shimek State Forest
Shimek State Forest is an Iowa state forest maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Its five units are strung along the Des Moines River a few miles above its confluence with the Upper Mississippi River in Lee and Van Buren Counties in the southeast corner of Iowa.- Forest
- …lies at an elevation of around 560 feet (170 metres)
- Description: State forest in Iowa, United States
- Also known as“Big Duck Marsh”“Farmington State Forest”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington.
Farmington
Village
Farmington is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States.
3½ miles northwest of Shimek State Forest
Shimek State Forest
- Category: protected area
- Location
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Latitude
40.61004° or 40° 36′ 36″ north
Longitude
-91.68211° or 91° 40′ 56″ west
Open location code
86GCJ869+25
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Shimek State Forest” goes by many names.
Shimek State ForestCebuano
Státní les ShimekCzech
غابة ولاية شيمكEgyptian Arabic
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