- Elevation, modelled
- 280 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway22.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7042, -93.6170
Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams is a garden in Iowa, at a modelled 280 m. The nearest named place is Twin Gates Greenbelt, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off.
- 22.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 131.4 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Twin Gates Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Twin Gates Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- White Birch Park: 0.4 mi
- Promenade Park: 0.5 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Wooden carved bear: 0.3 mi
- Joy: 1.4 mi
- Flying Home: 4.8 mi
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 6.2 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 3.2 mi
- M47 Patton: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Carney Marsh: 1.6 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 2.5 mi
- Prairie Lakes: 2.8 mi
- Clover Hills West Greenway: 2.8 mi
- Prairie Lakes: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 6.3 mi
- Shakin' Bacon: 6.9 mi
- Junior Jockeys: 6.9 mi
- Storm Chaser: 6.9 mi
- Frog Hopper: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 42
- Mondamin Glen: 6.8 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 7.4 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 7.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Ankeny Art Center: 1.4 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 4.9 mi
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 23.4 mi
| 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 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 3 mi away.
- Bluegill30 obs
- Canada Goose15 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- Eastern Cottontail11 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel11 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird9 obs
- Mallard8 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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