Attraction · Iowa
Giant Sky Wheel
Giant Sky Wheel is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. The nearest named place is The Clipper, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65365, -93.49925
- 25.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 124.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- The Clipper: 0.0 mi
- Galleon: 0.0 mi
- Main Street Carousel: 0.0 mi
- Speedway Racers: 0.0 mi
- G-Force: 0.0 mi
Parks
- Phoenix Park: 0.7 mi
- Village Park: 0.9 mi
- Altoona Campus: 1.2 mi
- Lions Park: 1.3 mi
- Prairie Heritage Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
- Greenway Park: 1.3 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.4 mi
- Loupee Park: 2.9 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Straw Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Prairie Song: 6.8 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 6.8 mi
- Wooden carved bear: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Site of Camp Burnside 1862: 6.3 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 6.5 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.6 mi
- WWII Memorial Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 22
- Enabling Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Garden: 4.7 mi
- Discovery Garden: 4.9 mi
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 7.0 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Richard L. Easter Museum Complex: 4.7 mi
- Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery: 4.7 mi
- County School: 4.7 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 23.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ankeny, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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