Nature reserve · Iowa
Polk City Refuge
Polk City Refuge is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates41.76011, -93.69301
- 18.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 136.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Polk City Refuge: 0.2 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 1.0 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 2.6 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 3.4 mi
- Prairie Lakes: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Sandpiper Super Shelter & Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Polk City Square: 1.3 mi
- Oak Grove Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Miller Park: 1.6 mi
- Doc Simmer Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 4.2 mi
- M60: 4.3 mi
- M47 Patton: 4.3 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Joy: 4.4 mi
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 5.1 mi
- Wooden carved bear: 5.6 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 5.9 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Pole Position Raceway: 7.2 mi
- 1700 Garden Lodge: 10.4 mi
- 1700 Bark Lodge: 10.4 mi
- 1700 Drying Rack: 10.4 mi
- 1700 Chibóthraje: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 43
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 5.5 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 9.7 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Museums: 29
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ankeny Art Center: 4.4 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 21.9 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 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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