West Lake Park Beach
West Lake Park Beach is a beach in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the south-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Morning Sun Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Oculus · 9 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Lake Park: 0.3 mi
- Sunderbruch Park: 2.0 mi
- Emeis Park: 2.4 mi
- North Gayman Park: 2.8 mi
- Old Schuetzen Park: 3.0 mi
- Dodge Access: 4.9 mi
- Thirty-First Avenue Park: 5.0 mi
- Milan Bottoms: 5.4 mi
- Buffalo Outing Club: 5.5 mi
- Indian Island: 5.8 mi
- Irish Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Dillon Memorial Fountain: 5.4 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 5.4 mi
- Fort Armstrong: 5.9 mi
- Camp McClellan: 7.1 mi
- German American Heritage Center & Museum: 4.9 mi
- John Hauberg Indian Museum: 6.8 mi
- Fryxell Geology Museum: 6.9 mi
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum: 6.9 mi
- American Doll and Toy Museum: 7.0 mi
- Clinic Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Heritage Court: 5.4 mi
- Old World Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Hosta Glade: 5.5 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
- Vander Veer Botanical Park: 5.5 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park: 10.5 mi
- Rock Island County State Fair Grounds: 13.1 mi
- Antique Archaeology: 18.0 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 18.1 mi
- Lady Of Germania: 5.0 mi
- Curved Spire: 5.2 mi
- Octagon Pistols: 5.2 mi
- Sculpture Park: 7.0 mi
- "Bling" Rocky Statue: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 5.3 mi
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 5.9 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 10.7 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 11.2 mi
- I-80 EB: 21.0 mi
- I-80 WB: 21.1 mi
- I-80 EB (trucks only): 22.6 mi
- I-80 WB (trucks only): 22.7 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 6.4 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Lake Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | SSE 166° | 203 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island L&D 15, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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