Park · Iowa
Helmick Commons
Helmick Commons is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 288 m. The nearest named place is Kragie Newell Courtyard, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 288 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.60253, -93.65654
- 29.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kragie Newell Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Meredith Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Quad Creek Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Morgan E. Cline Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Goodwin-Kirk Courtyard: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Bulldog: 0.1 mi
- Joy of Music: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Plantoir: 1.6 mi
- Path of Peace: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cummins Woods: 1.4 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Denman Woods: 2.6 mi
- Valley Junction Park: 3.3 mi
- Colby Woods: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 2.5 mi
- Clive Caboose: 4.2 mi
- Giant Slide: 5.4 mi
- Snakes Alive: 5.4 mi
- Model Railroad: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 0.7 mi
- Chruch Garden: 1.6 mi
- Salisbury House: 1.8 mi
- Des Moines Art Center: 1.8 mi
- Peace Boulder: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 22
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 0.8 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 1.4 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 1.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 1.9 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 2.3 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 2.6 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 5.3 mi
- County School: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 6.3 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 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Bluegill70 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee44 obs
- Carolina Mantis37 obs
- Monarch35 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel33 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee30 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk27 obs
- White-tailed Deer27 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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