Garden · Iowa
Arie Den Boer Arboretum
Arie Den Boer Arboretum is a garden in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. The nearest named place is River Constellation, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 31 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.57256, -93.64585
- 31.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 131.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- River Constellation: 0.2 mi
- RAGBRAI: River to River: 0.2 mi
- Plantoir: 0.8 mi
- The Gateway Colossus: 0.9 mi
- T8: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Denman Woods: 2.1 mi
- Cummins Woods: 2.5 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 2.8 mi
- Des Moines River Open Space: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Gray's Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Water Works Park: 1.0 mi
- John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park: 1.0 mi
- Chamberlain Park: 1.1 mi
- Western Gateway Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 3.4 mi
- Carousel: 3.9 mi
- Trumpeter Swans: 3.9 mi
- Giraffe Feeding: 3.9 mi
- Giant Slide: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Chruch Garden: 1.4 mi
- Salisbury House: 1.4 mi
- Peace Boulder: 1.6 mi
- Birthplace of Des Moines Cabin: 1.6 mi
- World Food Prize Hall of Laureates: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 21
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums: 20
- Science Center of Iowa: 1.5 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 1.8 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 2.3 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 5.0 mi
- County School: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:14 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee33 obs
- Canada Goose31 obs
- House Sparrow26 obs
- Monarch24 obs
- Carolina Mantis22 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk21 obs
- American pokeweed19 obs
- Shortnose Gar19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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