Artwork · Iowa
Columnar
Columnar is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. The nearest named place is Circle of Life, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 32 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56416, -93.75845
- 32.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 136.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Circle of Life: 0.0 mi
- Succulent Bloom: 0.0 mi
- Red: 0.1 mi
- Hydraulic Jump 2: 0.1 mi
- Mines of Spain: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Ashawa Greenway: 0.6 mi
- Southwoods Park: 0.6 mi
- Western Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
- Jordan Creek Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Walnut Woods State Park: 1.8 mi
- Brown's Woods: 2.6 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 3.0 mi
- Denman Woods: 3.7 mi
- Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Clive Caboose: 3.1 mi
- Flynn Barn: 3.8 mi
- Church of the Land: 3.8 mi
- Flynn Home: 3.8 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Des Moines Art Center: 4.2 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 4.4 mi
- Salisbury House: 4.6 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 5.2 mi
Museums: 24
- Bennett School: 0.3 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 7.2 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 7.3 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 7.9 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Faith & Grace Garden: 1.8 mi
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 4.2 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 4.3 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5816807035
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