Colby Woods
Colby Woods is a nature reserve in Walnut Township, Polk, Iowa. Colby Woods is situated nearby to the hamlet Crestwood, as well as near the neighborhood Merle Hay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buccaneer Arena and Olmsted Family Farmhouse.
Buccaneer Arena
Sports venue
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Buccaneer Arena is a 3,461-seat, with standing room for an additional 700, multi-purpose arena in Urbandale, Iowa, that is home to the Des Moines Buccaneers ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League.
Olmsted Family Farmhouse
House
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The Olmsted Family Farmhouse, also known as the Olmsted-Urban House, is an historic building located in Urbandale, Iowa, United States. Leander and Charlotte Olmsted from Auburn, New York acquired 80 acres of land in Polk County, Iowa in 1867.
Dowling Catholic High School
School
Dowling Catholic High School is a Catholic secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, within the Diocese of Des Moines. As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,431 students and 94.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Des Moines and Clive.
West Des Moines
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West Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States. Most of the city is in Polk County, some of it is in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison Counties.
Clive
Town
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Clive is a city in Dallas and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 18,601. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area.
Windsor Heights
Town
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Windsor Heights is a city in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,252 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Colby Woods
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Walnut Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.6201° or 41° 37′ 13″ northLongitude
-93.7316° or 93° 43′ 54″ westOpen location code
86H8J7C9+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 170406868OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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