Blank Park Pond
Blank Park Pond is a pond in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa. Blank Park Pond is situated nearby to Carousel, as well as near Emmanuel Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Southridge Mall.
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Blank Park Pond.
Southridge Mall
Commercial area
Southridge Mall is an open-air shopping center on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It attracts roughly 300 visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east. Southridge Mall is situated 1¼ miles east of Blank Park Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norwalk and Des Moines.
Norwalk
Town
Norwalk is a city in Warren County, with some small portions extending into Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 12,799 at the time of the 2020 census. Norwalk is situated 4½ miles southwest of Blank Park Pond.
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 4½ miles north of Blank Park Pond.
Blank Park Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.52221° or 41° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
-93.62452° or 93° 37′ 28″ westOpen location code
86H8G9CG+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 348450335OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carousel and Emmanuel Baptist Church.
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