Park · Iowa
Erickson Park
Erickson Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. The nearest named place is Erickson Park Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 129 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.16763, -93.49271
- 129.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Britson Park and Athletic Complex: 1.0 mi
- Praeri Rail Trail: 1.2 mi
- E18 Canoe Access: 4.3 mi
- E18 Canoe Access: 4.4 mi
- Prairie Park: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Sheffield Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- E18 Greenbelt Access: 4.1 mi
- I-35 Prairie (Scenic View): 4.2 mi
- Anderson Canoe Access: 4.3 mi
- Skunk River Greenbelt: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Inuksuk: 9.7 mi
- Dire Enticement: 11.0 mi
- Three Crosses of Calvary: 11.1 mi
- Bird: 11.2 mi
- Jester: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Erickson Park Monument: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Ada Hayden Rock: 9.5 mi
- Aldo Leopold Rock: 9.6 mi
- Skunk River Overlook: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 23
- Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 11.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 13.1 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 13.1 mi
Museums: 15
- City of Roland Museum: 0.4 mi
- Radcliffe Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Ames History Museum: 11.6 mi
- Farm House Museum: 12.4 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Story City Carousel: 5.1 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 13.2 mi
- Turkey Pen: 19.9 mi
- Chickens: 19.9 mi
- Ducks: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 12.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 14 mi away.
- wide leek3 obs
- common milkweed2 obs
- slender stinging nettle2 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant1 obs
- Short-eared Owl1 obs
- Painted Turtle1 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel1 obs
- Pandorus Sphinx1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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