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Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park

Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park from directly overhead

Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. The nearest named place is Berry Woods Fee, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 40 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44207, -93.55338

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Volunteer Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lindhardt Park: 4.6 mi
  • Carlisle Community School Park: 5.0 mi
  • Moats Park: 5.1 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 5.1 mi
Attractions
  • Giraffe Feeding: 6.4 mi
  • Trumpeter Swans: 6.4 mi
  • Carousel: 6.4 mi
  • Model Railroad: 10.5 mi
  • Snakes Alive: 10.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 59
  • City Water Pump: 6.7 mi
  • P-51: 8.8 mi
  • F-16: 8.9 mi
  • Birthplace of Des Moines Cabin: 10.2 mi
  • G.A.R. Flagpole: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Care Center Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Arie Den Boer Arboretum: 10.2 mi
  • Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Discovery Garden: 10.6 mi
Museums: 19
Beaches: 1
  • Easter Lake Beach: 7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1020:52
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3816:0416:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222638506171757365533927
Precip in0.91.41.93.95.65.74.33.93.93.01.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianola 2W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671923671

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