Des Moines Police Academy
Des Moines Police Academy is a police station in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa which is located on East Army Post Road. Des Moines Police Academy is situated nearby to Christ Lutheran Church, as well as near Glad Tidings Assembly of God 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 2,100 feet west of Des Moines Police Academy.
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 2,000 feet southeast of Des Moines Police Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.
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 Des Moines Police Academy.
Avon
Quarter
Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Avon is situated 4½ miles east of Des Moines Police Academy.
Des Moines Police Academy
- Type: Police station
- Address: 433 East Army Post Road
- Category: building
- Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.52553° or 41° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
-93.60782° or 93° 36′ 28″ westOpen location code
86H8G9GR+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 409617660OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=policeOpenStreetMap feature
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