Inis Grove Park
Inis Grove Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Inis Grove Park Rock, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Amers
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 137.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDonald Woods: 0.6 mi
- Carr Park: 0.8 mi
- Duff Park: 0.8 mi
- North River Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Parkview Park: 1.1 mi
- Dire Enticement: 0.8 mi
- Bird: 1.1 mi
- Richard Morgen Flowers: 1.2 mi
- Jester: 1.2 mi
- Rising Wave: 1.3 mi
- Ames High Prairie State Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 2.2 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 2.5 mi
- Wakefield Woods: 2.7 mi
- Munn Woods: 3.3 mi
- Inis Grove Park Rock: 0.1 mi
- John Madson Rock: 1.2 mi
- Audubon Trail Restoration 2012 Rock: 1.4 mi
- Durham Bandshell Memorial: 1.4 mi
- David A. Dobell Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 2.8 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 2.8 mi
- Ames History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Farm House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 10.1 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 13.7 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 2.9 mi
- Story City Carousel: 9.8 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.4 mi
- Turkey Pen: 13.4 mi
- Chickens: 13.4 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 9.0 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 9.8 mi
- Pilot Mound: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inis Grove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 290° | 362.7 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 4 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer136 obs
- American Toad117 obs
- Canada Goose100 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom85 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog81 obs
- Northern Cardinal80 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel79 obs
- Monarch73 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/188428825
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