Park · Iowa
Woodlawn Park
Woodlawn Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. The nearest named place is Ashby Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.63865, -93.66137
- 26.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 132.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ashby Park: 1.1 mi
- Beaverdale Park: 1.1 mi
- Westchester Park: 1.3 mi
- McHenry Park: 1.8 mi
- Prairie Point Crossing: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Lee Acres: 1.9 mi
- Johnson Pit: 2.0 mi
- Northview Wetlands: 2.8 mi
- Cummins Woods: 3.1 mi
- Colby Woods: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Bulldog: 2.4 mi
- Untitled: 2.5 mi
- Joy of Music: 2.6 mi
- Flying Home: 2.9 mi
- Path of Peace: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines: 3.1 mi
- Clive Caboose: 4.5 mi
- Church of the Land: 5.7 mi
- Heck Vet Clinic: 5.9 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
- George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace: 2.8 mi
- World War I Monument: 3.7 mi
- Chruch Garden: 3.7 mi
- Des Moines Art Center: 3.9 mi
- Daughter's of the American Revolution: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- Mondamin Glen: 2.3 mi
- Porter Dimery Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
- Franklin Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wildflower Scattering Garden: 2.6 mi
- Waterbury Garden: 3.8 mi
Museums: 22
- Johnston Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Iowa Hall of Pride: 3.9 mi
- State of Iowa Historical Building: 4.3 mi
- Science Center of Iowa: 4.4 mi
- Iowa Gold Star Museum: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 8.2 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 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ankeny, 7 mi away.
- Painted Turtle18 obs
- Monarch14 obs
- House Sparrow13 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel13 obs
- Carolina Mantis13 obs
- Northern Cardinal12 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
- American pokeweed11 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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