Park · Iowa
Fort Des Moines Park
Fort Des Moines Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. The nearest named place is Giraffe Feeding, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 35 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51786, -93.61236
- 34.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 129.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Giraffe Feeding: 0.5 mi
- Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Trumpeter Swans: 0.7 mi
- Model Railroad: 6.1 mi
- Giant Slide: 6.1 mi
Artworks
- 2Rhinos: 0.5 mi
- Lift Off: 2.0 mi
- River Constellation: 4.0 mi
- RAGBRAI: River to River: 4.1 mi
- Martin: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Jordan Park: 1.1 mi
- George Nahas Park: 1.5 mi
- Sayers Park: 2.3 mi
- Harmon Park: 3.0 mi
- Easter Lake Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Wilson Woods: 3.1 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Des Moines River Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Denman Woods: 5.4 mi
- Brown's Woods: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 54
- P-51: 3.0 mi
- F-16: 3.0 mi
- Birthplace of Des Moines Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Peace Boulder: 4.8 mi
- World Food Prize Hall of Laureates: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
- Arie Den Boer Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 4.9 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 5.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Science Center of Iowa: 4.5 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 5.0 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 5.1 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 6.2 mi
- County School: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 3.3 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 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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, 2 mi away.
- American Toad50 obs
- House Sparrow42 obs
- American Bullfrog36 obs
- Carolina Mantis22 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk21 obs
- American Robin20 obs
- Mallard17 obs
- common milkweed17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/54139750
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