Park · Iowa
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Martin Luther King Jr. Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. The nearest named place is Ashfield Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 256 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.60357, -93.59262
- 28.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 128.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ashfield Park: 0.5 mi
- Stewart Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Redhead Park: 0.9 mi
- Iowa State Capitol West Terrace: 1.2 mi
- Whitmer Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Cow and Calf Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Five Stones - One Tree: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Song: 1.0 mi
- Cosmic Seed: 1.1 mi
- Pioneer Statuary Group: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 1.2 mi
- Giant Slide: 2.1 mi
- Snakes Alive: 2.2 mi
- Model Railroad: 2.2 mi
- Ye Old Mill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Des Moines River Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Strasser Woods State Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenbelt: 3.9 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Cummins Woods: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 53
- The Pinnacle: 0.8 mi
- Site of Camp Burnside 1862: 0.9 mi
- WWII Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.9 mi
- Spanish Howitzer: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 22
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Discovery Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums: 22
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 1.2 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 1.8 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 2.0 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 2.1 mi
- County School: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 4.3 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 | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
- Canada Goose27 obs
- Monarch26 obs
- Carolina Mantis23 obs
- American Bullfrog21 obs
- Eastern Cottontail19 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee17 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel15 obs
- Chinese Mantis15 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/46142173
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