Nature reserve · Iowa
Four Mile Creek Greenbelt
Four Mile Creek Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. The nearest named place is Norwoodville Community Center, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Polk CCB
How to reach it
Coordinates41.64879, -93.54595
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 127.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Norwoodville Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Mally's Park: 1.0 mi
- Sargent Park: 1.2 mi
- Reno Memorial Dog Park: 1.6 mi
- Sheridan Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Reef Racer Mat Slides: 2.2 mi
- Pirates' Plummet: 2.2 mi
- Gang Plank: 2.2 mi
- Shakin' Bacon: 2.2 mi
- Typhoon: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Strasser Woods State Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Ridge Park: 3.1 mi
- Carney Marsh: 3.7 mi
- Greenway Park: 3.7 mi
- Clover Hills West Greenway: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Straw Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Prairie Song: 4.9 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 4.9 mi
- Cosmic Seed: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Site of Camp Burnside 1862: 4.5 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 4.6 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.7 mi
- World War I Monument: 4.8 mi
- WWII Memorial Plaza: 4.8 mi
Museums: 23
- County School: 3.6 mi
- Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Richard L. Easter Museum Complex: 3.6 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 3.7 mi
- Richard O. Jacobson Hall & Kenyon Gallery: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 22
- The Garden: 3.5 mi
- Discovery Garden: 3.7 mi
- Enabling Garden: 4.2 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 5.0 mi
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 24.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ankeny, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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