Pollinator Garden
Pollinator Garden is a garden in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 587 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Brothers Historical Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crane Meadows Nature Center: 1.4 mi
- Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Conflict of 1867 Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Old Fort Kearney Road Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 3.4 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 15.1 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 8.6 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 14.5 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 14.7 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 18.8 mi
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 19.1 mi
- Topeka Peak: 8.2 mi
- Pool Hill: 18.3 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 21.6 mi
- Big Bird House: 13.8 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 15.0 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 15.2 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 8.8 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 23.9 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 8.9 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 10.5 mi
- Rosedale: 5.8 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pollinator Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | SW 218° | 638 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | N 5° | 603 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 360° | 601 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:28 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:26 | 17:10 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings 4N, 12 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird33 obs
- Common Garter Snake22 obs
- great mullein20 obs
- hoary vervain14 obs
- Blue-winged Teal14 obs
- Widow Skimmer13 obs
- winecup mallow13 obs
- Snow Goose11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1024703857
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