Park · Iowa
Whitmer Park
Whitmer Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. The nearest named place is State of Iowa Historical Building, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 30 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Des Moines
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59315, -93.61132
- 29.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 129.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Cosmic Seed: 0.3 mi
- Iowa: 0.3 mi
- Spectral Liberation: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Statuary Group: 0.3 mi
- Untitled: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Jim Muto Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Iowa State Capitol West Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Hansen Triangle Park: 0.5 mi
- Mercy Park: 0.5 mi
- Cowles Commons: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 1.4 mi
- Giant Slide: 3.0 mi
- Model Railroad: 3.0 mi
- Snakes Alive: 3.0 mi
- Ye Old Mill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Des Moines River Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Bill Riley - Meredith Trail Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Strasser Woods State Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Cummins Woods: 3.7 mi
- Denman Woods: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Bryant Boulder: 0.2 mi
- Iowa Teacher Boulder: 0.2 mi
- Mary J. Coggeshall Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln and Tad: 0.4 mi
- G.A.R. Sundial: 0.4 mi
Museums: 22
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 0.2 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 0.6 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 0.9 mi
- Halls of Law and Flame: 3.0 mi
- County School: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: 0.3 mi
- Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mondamin Glen: 1.9 mi
- Terrace Hill Kitchen Garden: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 4.2 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 | 19:13 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
- Canada Goose47 obs
- Carolina Mantis35 obs
- Monarch32 obs
- Bald Eagle29 obs
- House Sparrow28 obs
- Mourning Dove22 obs
- American Bullfrog21 obs
- Rock Pigeon20 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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