Nature reserve · Iowa
Prairie Lakes
Prairie Lakes is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Ankeny
How to reach it
Coordinates41.74464, -93.62225
- 19.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Prairie Lakes: 0.1 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.2 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.5 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 2.6 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Greentree Park: 0.3 mi
- Horizon Park: 0.4 mi
- Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Georgetown Park: 0.9 mi
- Hawkeye Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Shelly Dunham Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 3.5 mi
- M60: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Joy: 1.4 mi
- Wooden carved bear: 2.7 mi
- Flying Home: 6.4 mi
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 6.9 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Shakin' Bacon: 8.9 mi
- Junior Jockeys: 8.9 mi
- Main Street Carousel: 8.9 mi
- Frog Hopper: 8.9 mi
- Storm Chaser: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 43
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 2.8 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 9.5 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 10.0 mi
Museums: 25
- Ankeny Art Center: 1.4 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 5.4 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 20.9 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 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| 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: 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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