Public Square

Public Square: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Public Square

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Public Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.91198, -90.64847. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Public Square

• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~51 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jenny Lind Chapel · church · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• State Historic Site Museum · museum · Henry · ~68 km · Must-see
• West Park · park · Warren · ~0 km
• Wyatt Earp Birthplace · museum · Warren · ~1 km
• Diffenbaugh-Harmon Park · park · Warren · ~1 km
• Garwood Park · park · Warren · ~2 km
• Buster White Park · park · Warren · ~2 km
• Citizens Lake Dam · lake · Warren · ~2 km
• Citizens Lake · lake · Warren · ~2 km
• Citizens Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Public Square

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Public Square

• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~77 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoological Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~77 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~78 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~93 km · Must-see
• Johnson Sauk Trail State Park · sanctuary · Henry · ~98 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~98 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~98 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~101 km · Must-see

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