Waterworks
Waterworks is an artwork in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Elmwood Park (SW), a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
Abstract - kinetic. Aluminum, steel, concrete, and water.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Elmwood Park (SW): 0.3 mi
- Scott Village Commons: 0.4 mi
- Scott Village Commons: 0.4 mi
- Stinson Park: 0.6 mi
- Young Park: 0.8 mi
- Bosco: 0.8 mi
- Milacek Monument Co Inc: 1.2 mi
- Patrick Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Veteranʻs Memorial: 1.4 mi
- George and Sarah Joslyn Home historical marker: 2.5 mi
- Link: 0.8 mi
- Black Twist: 0.8 mi
- Marlin Briscoe: 0.9 mi
- Patrick Memorial Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Ascension: 1.5 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 1.2 mi
- The Offut Manor: 2.6 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 2.6 mi
- Prairie Dogs: 4.8 mi
- Okapi: 4.9 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- Omaha Childrens Museum: 3.9 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 4.1 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 4.3 mi
- El Museo Latino: 4.3 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.6 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 4.8 mi
- Gibson Bend: 5.8 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 6.5 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 0.8 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Healing Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.4 mi
- Hands to Harvest Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Canopies: 4.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Margaritaville: 15.3 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Slide: 9.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 23.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.6 mi
- De Soto: 17.7 mi
- Riverside: 20.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 11.0 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 20.2 mi
- Boocker point: 9.4 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 17.5 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | NW 317° | 361.12 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 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 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha #1, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4629864885
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 1 mi
- Bellevue · 7 mi
- Papillion · 7 mi
- Council Bluffs · 8 mi
- Gretna · 14 mi
- Missouri Valley · 22 mi
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