- Elevation, modelled
- 272 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway27.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6253, -93.7445
Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden is a garden in Iowa, at a modelled 272 m. The nearest named place is Character Counts Pillars, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 28 miles off.
- 27.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 136.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 29.6 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Circle of Fun: 0.3 mi
- Across Currents: 0.3 mi
- Talking Times: 0.3 mi
- Strata: 0.4 mi
- Summer Fun: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Walker Johnston Park: 0.3 mi
- Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Park and Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Coronado Park: 0.5 mi
- Ashleaf Park: 0.6 mi
- Colby Woods Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Sunflower Park: 0.4 mi
- Colby Woods: 0.8 mi
- Glen Eagles Park: 1.4 mi
- Northview Wetlands: 2.8 mi
- Cummins Woods: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Church of the Land: 1.3 mi
- Clive Caboose: 1.4 mi
- Heck Vet Clinic: 1.5 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 1.5 mi
- Flynn Barn: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Character Counts Pillars: 0.2 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Des Moines Art Center: 4.3 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 4.4 mi
- Salisbury House: 4.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Bennett School: 4.6 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 5.6 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 6.7 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 22
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
- Faith & Grace Garden: 2.8 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 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 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Wsfo-johnston, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel76 obs
- White-tailed Deer51 obs
- Northern Cardinal44 obs
- Downy Woodpecker42 obs
- American Robin32 obs
- Canada Goose31 obs
- White-throated Sparrow22 obs
- European Starling22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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