Park · Iowa
McHenry Park
McHenry Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Des Moines
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62573, -93.63056
- 27.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 131.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Highland Park: 0.9 mi
- Edna Griffin Park: 1.2 mi
- Belle M. Turner Park: 1.3 mi
- Bates Park: 1.5 mi
- Evelyn Davis Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 1.3 mi
- Giant Slide: 4.5 mi
- Andringa Family Foundation Little Hands on the Farm: 4.6 mi
- Ye Old Mill: 4.6 mi
- Snakes Alive: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Untitled: 1.9 mi
- Joy of Music: 2.0 mi
- Bulldog: 2.0 mi
- Path of Peace: 2.0 mi
- Spectral Liberation: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Lee Acres: 2.9 mi
- Cummins Woods: 3.4 mi
- Johnson Pit: 3.7 mi
- Des Moines River Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 53
- World War I Monument: 2.0 mi
- Chruch Garden: 2.5 mi
- Daughter's of the American Revolution: 2.6 mi
- Bryant Boulder: 2.7 mi
- Iowa Teacher Boulder: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 23
- Mondamin Glen: 1.4 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 2.2 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 2.4 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 2.7 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 3.0 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 4.5 mi
- County School: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 6.6 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, 7 mi away.
- Painted Turtle44 obs
- Carolina Mantis21 obs
- white clover20 obs
- eastern poison ivy15 obs
- White-tailed Deer14 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle13 obs
- American pokeweed13 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 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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