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Zorinsky Lake Park

Zorinsky Lake Park from directly overhead

Zorinsky Lake Park is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.22177, -96.17662

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Center Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 1.0 mi
  • West Papio Trail: 1.2 mi
  • Mission Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions: 54
Nature reserves: 26
Gardens: 19
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Slide: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zorinsky Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skunk HillW 275°412 m23.5 mi
Bodleys HillW 273°397 m23.1 mi
Boocker pointNNE 12°361.12 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5320:2021:02
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4816:1516:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232739506272767466533928
Precip in0.91.21.93.35.05.43.53.82.92.61.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gretna, 8 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee306 obs
  • Huron Skipper221 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee184 obs
  • Monarch172 obs
  • Painted Lady133 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee95 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee84 obs
  • Western Honey Bee78 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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OpenStreetMap element way/171300728

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