Getting Around Des Moines: By bus

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Polk County, Iowa

Owens Covered Bridge, 7 km (4 miles)
Interchange 138, 8 km (5 miles)
Interchange 129, 12 km (7 miles)
Interchange 124, 13 km (8 miles)
Interchange 69, 14 km (9 miles)
Herrold Bridge, 18 km (11 miles)
Interchange 149, 23 km (14 miles)

Dallas County, Iowa

Interchange 117, 22 km (14 miles)
Interchange 104, 43 km (26 miles)

Warren County, Iowa

Interchange 56, 29 km (18 miles)
Interchange 43, 48 km (30 miles)

Madison County, Iowa

Cunningham Bridge, 29 km (18 miles)
Cutler - Donahue Covered Bridge, 43 km (27 miles)

Jasper County, Iowa

Interchange 164, 46 km (29 miles)
Red Bridge, 50 km (31 miles)
Interchange 179, 70 km (43 miles)

Marion County, Iowa

Marysville Bridge, 51 km (32 miles)
Hammond Bridge, 68 km (43 miles)

Mahaska County, Iowa

Bellefountain Bridge, 72 km (45 miles)
Eveland Bridge, 82 km (51 miles)

Poweshiek County, Iowa

McDowell Bridge, 79 km (49 miles)

Decatur County, Iowa

Interchange 22, 82 km (51 miles)
Interchange 4, 110 km (68 miles)

Adair County, Iowa

Interchange 75, 87 km (54 miles)

Cass County, Iowa

Interchange 64, 104 km (65 miles)
Interchange 54, 120 km (75 miles)

Iowa County, Iowa

Interchange 205, 112 km (70 miles)

Keokuk County, Iowa

Delta Covered Bridge, 113 km (70 miles)

Appanoose County, Iowa

Sixteenth Street Overpass, 115 km (72 miles)

Shelby County, Iowa

Nishnabotna River Bridge, 137 km (85 miles)
Old Stone Arch Bridge, 151 km (94 miles)

Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Interchange 28, 165 km (103 miles)
Interchange 48, 190 km (118 miles)
Interchange 1A, 194 km (121 miles)
Interchange 52, 195 km (121 miles)

Mills County, Iowa

Interchange 32, 194 km (121 miles)
Plattsmouth Bridge, 199 km (124 miles)

Fremont County, Iowa

Interchange 1, 205 km (127 miles)

Streams in Polk County, Iowa

Raccoon River, 1 km (1 mile)
Fourmile Creek, 10 km (6 miles)
Fly Creek, 37 km (23 miles)

Buildings in Polk County, Iowa

ROTC Building, 3 km (2 miles)
Fitch Hall, 3 km (2 miles)
Forest Avenue Power Plant, 3 km (2 miles)

Parks in Polk County, Iowa

Redhead Park, 3 km (2 miles)
Fort Des Moines Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Florer Park, 9 km (5 miles)
Raccoon River Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Prairie Ridge Sports Complex, 17 km (11 miles)

Hospitals in Polk County, Iowa

Ramsey Home, 5 km (3 miles)
Fleur Heights Care Center, 6 km (4 miles)
Fountain West Health Care Center, 9 km (5 miles)

Post Offices in Polk County, Iowa

Fort Des Moines Post Office (historical), 7 km (4 miles)
Freel Post Office (historical), 23 km (14 miles)

Polk County, Iowa

Fort Des Moines Cemetery, 8 km (5 miles)
Resthaven Cemetery, 9 km (6 miles)
Prairie Meadows Racetrack, 13 km (8 miles)
Pyche Soccer Field, 16 km (10 miles)
Franklin Cemetery, 24 km (15 miles)

Swamps in Polk County, Iowa

Fisher Lake, 11 km (7 miles)

Hospitals in Warren County, Iowa

Regency Care Center, 13 km (8 miles)

Lakes in Polk County, Iowa

Randleman Lake, 15 km (9 miles)

Streams in Dallas County, Iowa

Fox Creek, 19 km (12 miles)

Post Offices in Warren County, Iowa

Prole Post Office, 22 km (14 miles)
Ford Post Office (historical), 23 km (14 miles)

Post Offices in Jasper County, Iowa

Prairiebell Post Office (historical), 26 km (16 miles)
Reasnor Post Office, 50 km (31 miles)

Jasper County, Iowa

Prairiebell (historical), 26 km (16 miles)
Fisher Cemetery, 35 km (22 miles)
Flock Cemetery, 44 km (27 miles)
Restland Cemetery, 46 km (29 miles)
Franklin, 48 km (30 miles)
Reasnor (historical), 50 km (31 miles)
Reasnor, population 152, 50 km (31 miles)

Parks in Warren County, Iowa

President Richard Nixon's Iowa Ancestor Historical Marker, 27 km (17 miles)

Dallas County, Iowa

Puckerbrush Access, 28 km (18 miles)
Raccoon River Trail, 45 km (28 miles)
Redfield (historical), 48 km (30 miles)
Redfield, population 835, 48 km (30 miles)

Parks in Marion County, Iowa

Red Rock Wildlife Area, 29 km (18 miles)
Red Rock Line Indian Treaty Historical Marker, 53 km (33 miles)

Warren County, Iowa

Randolph Cemetery, 30 km (18 miles)
Prairie View Preserve and Butterfly Garden, 38 km (24 miles)
Fort Plain (historical), 45 km (28 miles)

Marion County, Iowa

Red Rock Township, 39 km (24 miles)
Rees Cemetery, 42 km (26 miles)
Franklin Township, 45 km (28 miles)
Red Rock Cemetery, 45 km (28 miles)
Red Rock (historical), 46 km (29 miles)
Red Rock Public Hunting Area, 48 km (30 miles)
RV's Full Facility Camp Grounds, 51 km (32 miles)
Price Cemetery, 52 km (32 miles)
Flagler, 58 km (36 miles)
Flagler, 58 km (36 miles)

Streams in Warren County, Iowa

Flank Creek, 46 km (28 miles)

Post Offices in Boone County, Iowa

Prairie Hill Post Office (historical), 46 km (29 miles)
Fraser Post Office (historical), 66 km (41 miles)

Post Offices in Marion County, Iowa

Red Rock Post Office (historical), 46 km (29 miles)
Flagler Post Office (historical), 58 km (36 miles)

Hospitals in Dallas County, Iowa

Redfield Medical Clinic, 48 km (30 miles)

Buildings in Dallas County, Iowa

Redfield City Hall, 48 km (30 miles)

Post Offices in Dallas County, Iowa

Redfield Post Office, 48 km (30 miles)

Streams in Jasper County, Iowa

Reasnor Creek, 48 km (30 miles)

Buildings in Jasper County, Iowa

Reasnor City Hall, 50 km (31 miles)

Post Offices in Clarke County, Iowa

Folger Post Office (historical), 50 km (31 miles)

Lucas County, Iowa

Fletcher Cemetery, 51 km (32 miles)
Purdy (historical), 58 km (36 miles)
Purdy, 58 km (36 miles)

Clarke County, Iowa

Fremont Cemetery, 52 km (33 miles)

Schools in Clarke County, Iowa

Quiet Dell School, 53 km (33 miles)
Fox School, 59 km (37 miles)

Schools in Marion County, Iowa

Freedom School, 54 km (34 miles)

Post Offices in Lucas County, Iowa

Purdy Post Office (historical), 58 km (36 miles)

Buildings in Marion County, Iowa

Red Rock Visitor Center, 58 km (36 miles)
Firth Honor House, 62 km (39 miles)

Schools in Lucas County, Iowa

Prairie View School, 61 km (38 miles)
Prairie Hill School, 62 km (39 miles)
Rabbit Ridge School, 68 km (42 miles)
Franklin School, 69 km (43 miles)

Adair County, Iowa

Prairie Queen School, 61 km (38 miles)

Parks in Clarke County, Iowa

Q Pond City Park, 62 km (39 miles)
Red Fern Timber Reserve, 69 km (43 miles)

Reservoirs in Clarke County, Iowa

Q Pond, 63 km (39 miles)

Boone County, Iowa

Fraser, 66 km (41 miles)
Fraser, population 102, 66 km (41 miles)

Streams in Marion County, Iowa

Price Creek, 69 km (43 miles)

Parks in Lucas County, Iowa

Railroad Park, 70 km (43 miles)

Greene County, Iowa

Franklin Township, 70 km (43 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Abutda in Provincia de Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Bawaritar in Shantinagar, Jhapa, Mechi Zone, Eastern Region, Nepal
Bi'r Majdhub, a well in Northern Darfur State, Sudan
Bi'r Muhammad `Ammar, a water tank in Libya
Big Spring Fire Protection District Station 2, a building in Montgomery County, Missouri
Bog Forest Service Station, a railroad station in Boise County, Idaho
Bol'shaya Taymendra, a stream in Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
Costa de Onia in Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Dadaya Mission, a mission in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
Desa Losari in Central Java, Indonesia
Durakovici in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fellowship Baptist Mission Church, a church in Pearl River County, Mississippi
Jar-e Sejawand, an intermittent stream in Wilayat-e Logar, Afghanistan
Kanthal in Bangladesh
Kishikiik in Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan
Lac Vaure, a lake in Quebec
Losalanga in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Magh in Faryab Province, Afghanistan
Muhammadwali in Punjab, Pakistan
Nagulmunga Wewa, a reservoir in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Oke Agbede Moriwi in Nigeria
Pleasant Hill School (historical), a school in Cherokee County, Kansas
Podjelinak in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prigory in Smolenskaya Oblast', Russia
Rapides Matolo, a rapids in Province de la Nyanga, Gabon
Sabana de Hato de Cabra, a grassland in Provincia de Azua, Dominican Republic
Saint Michaels School, a school in Jefferson County, Nebraska
Serrania de Carichana, a mountain in Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
Swafford Canyon, a valley in Greenlee County, Arizona
Tang-san, a hill in South Chungcheong, South Korea
Umar Khel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Wae Rarola, a stream in Provinsi Maluku, Indonesia

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