- Elevation, modelled
- 271 m
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7713, -93.7138
Polk City Square is a park in Iowa, at a modelled 271 m. The nearest named place is Big Creek Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off.
- 17.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
- 137.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Miller Park: 0.3 mi
- Doc Simmer Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Leonard Park: 0.7 mi
- Morse Family Park: 0.8 mi
- Sandpiper Super Shelter & Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Saylorville Lake Project: 0.9 mi
- Polk City Refuge: 1.3 mi
- Polk City Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Saylorville Lake Project: 2.2 mi
- Big Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- M60: 5.0 mi
- M47 Patton: 5.1 mi
- Eric Jacobs Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Ankeny Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaza: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Hawkeye Estates Herky Statue: 5.5 mi
- Joy: 5.7 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 6.3 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 6.3 mi
- Green Meadows Lion: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Pole Position Raceway: 7.3 mi
- 1700 Garden Lodge: 10.7 mi
- 1700 Bark Lodge: 10.7 mi
- 1700 Drying Rack: 10.7 mi
- 1700 Chibóthraje: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 43
- Ankeny Garden of Hope and Dreams: 6.8 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 10.2 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 11.2 mi
Museums: 29
- Big Creek Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ankeny Art Center: 5.7 mi
- Johnston Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Ankeny Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DES Moines Wsfo-johnston, 2 mi away.
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