MacRae Park Pond
MacRae Park Pond is a pond in Polk, Iowa. MacRae Park Pond is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint EMC Overlook, as well as near Southwest 9th Street Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and Southwest Fifth St. Bridge.
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 2,200 feet northeast of MacRae Park Pond.
Southwest Fifth St. Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3,200 feet northeast of MacRae Park Pond.
Abraham Lincoln High School
School
Photo: Teddythetank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines Southside, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Abraham Lincoln High School is situated 2,300 feet southwest of MacRae Park Pond.
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
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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.
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 north of MacRae Park Pond.
MacRae Park Pond
- Type: Pond
- Also known as: “Lake Elizabeth”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.56882° or 41° 34′ 8″ northLongitude
-93.62357° or 93° 37′ 25″ westOpen location code
86H8H99G+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 51322817OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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