Attraction · Iowa
Clive Caboose
Clive Caboose is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. The nearest named place is Swanson Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clive Historical Society
How to reach it
Coordinates41.60642, -93.73731
- 29.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 136.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 30.0 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Swanson Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Aasheim Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Linnan Park: 0.2 mi
- Westview Bend Park: 0.2 mi
- George Lundberg Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Wedges 3: 0.8 mi
- Talking Times: 1.3 mi
- Circle of Fun: 1.4 mi
- Strata: 1.4 mi
- Across Currents: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Colby Woods: 1.1 mi
- Sunflower Park: 1.7 mi
- Glen Eagles Park: 2.8 mi
- Cummins Woods: 2.9 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Church of the Land: 1.8 mi
- Flynn Barn: 2.0 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 2.0 mi
- Flynn Home: 2.0 mi
- Heck Vet Clinic: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 1.5 mi
- Des Moines Art Center: 3.3 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 3.6 mi
- Salisbury House: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 23
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 1.4 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Faith & Grace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 2.4 mi
Museums: 23
- Bennett School: 3.4 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 6.0 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 6.2 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 10.0 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 | 16:48 |
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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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