Park · Nebraska
Ballard Park
Ballard Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. The nearest named place is Havelock Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85256, -96.63179
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Havelock Park: 0.2 mi
- Easterday Park: 0.6 mi
- Mahoney Park: 0.9 mi
- 48th & Adams Park: 1.3 mi
- 48th & Adams Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Bike-a-Saurus: 2.2 mi
- Trail Rider: 3.4 mi
- Superior: 3.6 mi
- 14th Street: 3.6 mi
- 14th Street Belmont: 3.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Olin Lecture Halls and Planetarium: 1.3 mi
- International Quilt Study Center and Museum: 2.7 mi
- Fairview/Bryan Museum: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum: 4.2 mi
- University of Nebraska State Museum: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
- William Jennings Bryan: 4.1 mi
- Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame: 4.3 mi
- North Bottoms Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- National Champions: 4.4 mi
- Chief Standing Bear: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 20
- Backyard Farmer Garden: 2.3 mi
- Yeutter Garden: 2.4 mi
- Autumn Wood Memorial Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Stations of the Cross Garden: 3.8 mi
- Holling Garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 4.5 mi
- Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 5.3 mi
- Robber's Cave Tours: 6.4 mi
- Roca Berry Farm: 14.2 mi
- Elk Prairie: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Prairie Pines Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Hands-On Prairie: 9.3 mi
- Harrington Prairie: 9.3 mi
- Hilltop Prairie: 9.4 mi
- Verley Prairie: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Master Tables: 8.9 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Village of Weston Park: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Linoma Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Riverside: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beer Bottle Beach: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Stone Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln 8 ENE, 4 mi away.
- Red Fox48 obs
- American Robin25 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel25 obs
- Monarch17 obs
- Blue Jay16 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail16 obs
- Northern Cardinal15 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle15 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/184857037
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- Gretna · 28 mi
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