Railroad Spikes
Railroad Spikes is an artwork in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Park & Fields, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Park & Fields: 0.2 mi
- Westchester Park: 0.5 mi
- Oaks Park: 0.7 mi
- Timber Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Englewood Park: 0.9 mi
- Reading Garden: 1.4 mi
- Cape II (Cape Two): 3.2 mi
- Hammerjack: 3.2 mi
- JK: 3.2 mi
- Zorbus: 3.3 mi
- Millard Oaks Entrance: 2.3 mi
- Site of the Old Hanging Tree: 2.9 mi
- Alumni Veterans memorial: 3.6 mi
- Boys Town Alumni Veterans Memorial Wall: 3.6 mi
- Millard West School Entrance: 3.7 mi
- West Omaha Rock: 6.0 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 7.3 mi
- M60: 8.5 mi
- The Offut Manor: 8.6 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 8.7 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 4.4 mi
- Bluestem Prairie Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 3.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.4 mi
- Electrical Safety: 5.4 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 6.8 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Canopies: 10.5 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Margaritaville: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Slide: 14.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 23.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Riverside: 14.2 mi
- De Soto: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 13.5 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 15.1 mi
- Boocker point: 9.6 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.6 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Spikes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | N 354° | 361.12 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gretna, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7690000276
Day trips start here
- Papillion · 6 mi
- Omaha · 7 mi
- Gretna · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 10 mi
- Council Bluffs · 14 mi
- Missouri Valley · 27 mi
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