Harlan County Recreation Area
Harlan County Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Sappa Peak stands 680 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Alma Vista Picnic Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 2.0 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Heritage Highway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Alma Vista Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Alma City Park: 2.2 mi
- Harlan County Lake Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Run ATV Trail: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer Crossing Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sappa Peak: 10.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 19.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 23.4 mi
- Franklin County Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Franklin County Museum: 21.0 mi
- Fort Bissell Museum: 22.0 mi
- Smoky Hill City: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harlan County Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sappa Peak | W 272° | 680 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 147° | 629 m | 19.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 124° | 627 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 95° | 624 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlan CO Lake, 7 mi away.
- Orchard Oriole2 obs
- American pokeweed2 obs
- Franklin's Gull2 obs
- Belted Kingfisher1 obs
- Ring-billed Gull1 obs
- Peregrine Falcon1 obs
- American Avocet1 obs
- Black-bellied Plover1 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.
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