- Elevation, modelled
- 297 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway28.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6106, -93.6915
Franklin Community Garden is a garden in Iowa, at a modelled 297 m. The nearest named place is Wildflower Scattering Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off.
- 28.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 134.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tower Park: 0.4 mi
- Riley Park: 0.8 mi
- Lions Park: 1.1 mi
- Murphy Park: 1.3 mi
- Rocklyn Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Cummins Woods: 1.1 mi
- Colby Woods: 2.1 mi
- Denman Woods: 2.7 mi
- Sunflower Park: 3.0 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Wedges 3: 1.8 mi
- Animal Pyramid: 1.9 mi
- Three Way Piece No.1: Points: 1.9 mi
- Shadow: 1.9 mi
- Bulldog: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Clive Caboose: 2.4 mi
- Church of the Land: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 4.2 mi
- Flynn Barn: 4.2 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 1.5 mi
- Des Moines Art Center: 1.9 mi
- Salisbury House: 2.4 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 0.1 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 1.7 mi
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 2.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 3.8 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 4.1 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 4.5 mi
- Bennett School: 4.9 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 8.1 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 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 6 mi away.
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