- Elevation, modelled
- 244 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway29.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5941, -93.5542
Straw Sculpture is a artwork in Iowa, at a modelled 244 m. The nearest named place is Walnut Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off.
- 29.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 126.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walnut Square: 0.0 mi
- Raun Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Laurel Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Chesterfield Park: 1.0 mi
- Easton Basin Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Giant Slide: 0.0 mi
- Snakes Alive: 0.1 mi
- Model Railroad: 0.1 mi
- Ye Old Mill: 0.2 mi
- Butter Cow: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Strasser Woods State Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Des Moines River Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Ridge Park: 4.7 mi
- Loupee Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Prairie Song: 2.3 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 2.4 mi
- Pioneer Statuary Group: 2.7 mi
- Cosmic Seed: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Site of Camp Burnside 1862: 1.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.3 mi
- WWII Memorial Plaza: 2.4 mi
- G.A.R. Flagpole: 2.5 mi
- Wilson Alexander Scott Grave: 2.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Halls of Law and Flame: 0.1 mi
- County School: 0.3 mi
- Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Richard L. Easter Museum Complex: 0.4 mi
- Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 22
- Discovery Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Garden: 0.3 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 3.1 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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