Nature reserve · Iowa
Polk County Conservation Alleman
Polk County Conservation Alleman is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. The nearest named place is Four Mile Creek Greenbelt, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Polk County Conservation
How to reach it
Coordinates41.80321, -93.60750
- 15.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.2 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.5 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.7 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.8 mi
- Prairie Lakes: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Bellagio Park: 2.5 mi
- Otter Creek Park: 3.2 mi
- Renaissance Park: 3.3 mi
- Georgetown Park: 3.5 mi
- Briarwood South Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 7.5 mi
- M60: 8.9 mi
Artworks
- Joy: 5.5 mi
- Wooden carved bear: 6.7 mi
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 10.1 mi
- Flying Home: 10.3 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 10.7 mi
Attractions
- Goat Pen: 8.2 mi
- Chickens: 8.3 mi
- Turkey Pen: 8.3 mi
- Ducks: 8.3 mi
- Main Street Carousel: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 43
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 6.9 mi
- Enabling Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 13.6 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
Museums: 26
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Ankeny Art Center: 5.5 mi
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 8.7 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 17.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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