Historic site · Iowa
Salisbury House
Salisbury House is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. The nearest named place is Greenwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 31 miles off.
The story
listed on the NRHP in Iowa
Wikidata Q7404776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1923
- Elevation
- 282 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.57942, -93.67142
- 30.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ashworth Park: 0.7 mi
- Water Works Park: 0.7 mi
- Chamberlain Park: 1.4 mi
- Frisbie Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Seat/Leg Table: 0.6 mi
- Man and Pegasus: 0.6 mi
- Double Niche: 0.6 mi
- Shadow: 0.6 mi
- Three Way Piece No.1: Points: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Denman Woods: 0.9 mi
- Cummins Woods: 1.3 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 1.7 mi
- Brown's Woods: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Clive Caboose: 3.9 mi
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 3.9 mi
- Carousel: 4.9 mi
- Trumpeter Swans: 4.9 mi
- Giraffe Feeding: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Des Moines Art Center: 0.6 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 1.3 mi
- Chruch Garden: 2.2 mi
- F-16: 2.6 mi
- Peace Boulder: 2.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Science Center of Iowa: 2.6 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 2.7 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 3.3 mi
- Bennett School: 4.7 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 0.7 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 1.2 mi
- Arie Den Boer Arboretum: 1.4 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 6.1 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000551OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Salisbury House, reference 77000551, listed 07/20/77.
OpenStreetMap element way/301188980
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