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Sheldon Sculpture Garden

Sheldon Sculpture Garden from directly overhead

Sheldon Sculpture Garden is a garden in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 359 m. The nearest named place is Untitled, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Access
Yes
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81732, -96.70507

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Donald and Lorena Meier Commons: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Mall: 0.6 mi
  • Trago Spray Park: 0.8 mi
  • McWilliams Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lintel Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 4
  • Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 2.1 mi
  • Robber's Cave Tours: 2.6 mi
  • Roca Berry Farm: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Master Tables: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • shoreline to reservoir: 22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5620:2121:03
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:1917:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526374787667544029
Precip in0.70.91.62.74.94.53.33.32.92.11.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln AP, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel348 obs
  • American Robin164 obs
  • Monarch83 obs
  • Western Honey Bee77 obs
  • Rock Pigeon76 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail65 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle64 obs
  • House Sparrow63 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/663940375

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