Oak Heights

Oak Heights is a residential area in Lee Township, Polk, Iowa. Oak Heights is situated nearby to Faith Harvest Tabernacle Church, as well as near Harvest Time Tabernacle Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southeast Water Trough and St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

Southeast Water Trough

Fountain

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The Southeast Water Trough is a historic structure located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It is one of the last of 15 National Humane Alliance fountains that were placed around the city by the Iowa Humane Alliance. Southeast Water Trough is situated 1 mile north of Oak Heights.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

Church

St. Anthony's Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Des Moines located on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church is situated 1 mile west of Oak Heights.

Southwest Fifth St. Bridge

Bridge

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The Southwest Fifth St. Bridge is a historic structure located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1898 after a controversy surrounding the bidding process, it is one of the last Pratt through truss bridges left in an urban setting in Iowa. Southwest Fifth St. Bridge is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Oak Heights.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village and 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. East Village is situated 1½ miles northwest of Oak Heights.

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 and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

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. Downtown Des Moines is situated 2 miles northwest of Oak Heights.

Oak Heights

Type: Residential area
Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.56761° or 41° 34′ 3″ north

Longitude

-93.59944° or 93° 35′ 58″ west

Open location code

86H8HC92+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 163726610

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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