Calkins Nature Area, Iowa Falls

Name: Calkins Nature Area
Address: 18335 135th St, Iowa Falls, 50126-8512, United States
Telephone: +1 641-648-9878

#5 among attractions in Iowa Falls

Nature and wildlife, Park, Museum

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Calkins Nature Area (address: 18335 135th St) is a place located in Iowa Falls (Iowa state) and belongs to the category of nature and wildlife, park, museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 1142 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 42°30'30"N latitude and 93°20'3"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Washington Avenue Bridge (bridge, 85 min walk), Metropolitan Opera House (concerts and shows, 86 min walk), River Street Bridge (bridge, 88 min walk).

Elevation: 1142 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°30'30"N, 93°20'3"W

Address

18335 135th StIowa Falls 50126-8512 United States

Contact

+1 641-648-9878

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Calkins Nature Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Washington Avenue Bridge, Highland Golf Club, Estes Park Band Shell, River Street Bridge.

3.3 miE
Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge, Iowa Falls
85 min walk • The Washington Avenue Bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa is an attractive concrete two-span open spandrel arched bridge that brings Washington Avenue over the Iowa River. Originally it carried US 20. It was built in 1934 by the Weldon Brothers for $51,710.55.
4 miE
42°30'58"N • 93°15'19"W
Highland Golf Club, Iowa Falls
104 min walk • Golf
3.6 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Estes Park Band Shell, Iowa Falls
93 min walk • Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931. They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L. Klippel to design the structure, and N.F. Guernsey of Sioux City, Iowa to landscape Estes Park.
3.5 miE
Bridge
River Street Bridge, Iowa Falls
88 min walk • The River Street Bridge over the Iowa River at Iowa Falls, Iowa is an open spandrel bridge built during 1922–1924. It was built by the Weldon Brothers at cost of $16,900, including removal of the previous bridge on the site.
3.4 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Iowa Falls
86 min walk • The Metropolitan Opera House is an historic opera house in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In 2012 it was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District.
3.7 miE
Church, Tudor Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls
94 min walk • St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The parish was established in 1886, and the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
3.7 miE
Bridge
Iowa Falls Bridge, Iowa Falls
95 min walk • The Iowa Falls Bridge, also known as the Oak Street Bridge, was a historic structure located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The span carried U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River for 255 feet. The through arch bridge was built by the Weldon Brothers Construction Co. of Iowa Falls in 1928 for $51,374.98.
3.7 miE
Library
Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library, Iowa Falls
95 min walk • The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902.
3.6 miE
Interesting neighbourhood
Princess Sweet Shop, Iowa Falls
93 min walk • The Princess Sweet Shop is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It is noted as "an outstanding example of Art Deco design from 1935.
3.6 miE
Interesting neighbourhood
First National Bank, Iowa Falls
93 min walk • First National Bank is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The bank traces its founding to 1882 when the Commercial Bank of Iowa Falls was established.
3.7 miE
Interesting neighbourhood
Ellsworth-Jones Building, Iowa Falls
94 min walk • The Ellsworth–Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker, town developer, and philanthropist. This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones, who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest.