Whitmer Park
Whitmer Park is a park in Polk, Iowa which is located on Lyon Street. Whitmer Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood East Village, as well as near Capitol Park.- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Address: 518 Lyon Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden and Iowa State Capitol.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Garden
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The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a 12-acre botanical garden located near Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235.
Iowa State Capitol
Government building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.
Des Moines City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Des Moines City Hall is a government building in Des Moines, Iowa, built in 1909 and 1910. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977 as the Municipal Building, and became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Downtown Des Moines.
East Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
Whitmer Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5932° or 41° 35′ 36″ northLongitude
-93.61146° or 93° 36′ 41″ westElevation
850 feet (259 metres)Operator
City of Des MoinesOpen location code
86H8H9VQ+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 46142845OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4881877Wikidata ID
Q49580250
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Whitmer Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitmer Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Park and Market District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capitol Row and Capitol Hill Lutheran Church.
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