Nature reserve · Iowa
Valley Junction Park
Valley Junction Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. The nearest named place is Railroad Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 32 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56734, -93.70043
- 31.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 134.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Railroad Park: 0.4 mi
- Frisbie Park: 0.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 0.8 mi
- Wilson Park: 0.8 mi
- Ashworth Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Denman Woods: 0.8 mi
- Brown's Woods: 1.2 mi
- Cummins Woods: 2.2 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Walnut Woods State Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Double Niche: 1.5 mi
- Man and Pegasus: 1.5 mi
- Animal Pyramid: 1.5 mi
- Seat/Leg Table: 1.5 mi
- Shadow: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Clive Caboose: 3.3 mi
- Church of the Land: 5.0 mi
- Flynn Barn: 5.1 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 5.1 mi
- Flynn Home: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Des Moines Art Center: 1.5 mi
- Salisbury House: 1.7 mi
- F-16: 2.7 mi
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 2.7 mi
- P-51: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 22
- Clare & Miles Mills Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 1.6 mi
- Faith & Grace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Arie Den Boer Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Bennett School: 3.0 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 4.3 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 4.4 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 5.0 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:04 | 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 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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