Artwork · Iowa
Flying Home
Flying Home is an artwork in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. The nearest named place is Splash Pad, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 24 miles off.
Marked 2020. Donated by Judy Anderson & Tom Leffler
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67095, -93.69793
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 135.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Splash Pad: 0.2 mi
- The Yard: 0.2 mi
- Dewey Park: 0.7 mi
- Terra Park: 0.8 mi
- Ray Schleihs Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Johnson Pit: 1.1 mi
- Northview Wetlands: 1.2 mi
- Lee Acres: 2.4 mi
- Glen Eagles Park: 3.3 mi
- Sunflower Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- M47 Patton: 2.0 mi
- M60: 2.0 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 3.8 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Roger the Rad Moose: 2.0 mi
- Ampersand Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 2.2 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 2.2 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Pole Position Raceway: 4.3 mi
- Clive Caboose: 4.9 mi
- Church of the Land: 5.1 mi
- Heck Vet Clinic: 5.2 mi
- Cabinet Maker: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 42
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 4.0 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 4.3 mi
Museums: 26
- Johnston Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 2.3 mi
- Ankeny Art Center: 5.4 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Wsfo-johnston, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13830134476
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