Benson Park
Benson Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sedlacek Memorial Complex, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sedlacek Memorial Complex: 0.3 mi
- Grace Young Park: 0.7 mi
- Keystone Park: 0.8 mi
- Orchard Park: 1.0 mi
- Saddle Hills Park: 1.1 mi
- Ascension: 2.5 mi
- Black Twist: 2.7 mi
- Link: 2.7 mi
- Lewis Art Gallery: 2.8 mi
- Marlin Briscoe: 2.8 mi
- Veteranʻs Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Malcolm X Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
- Bosco: 3.1 mi
- Fort Omaha Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- George and Sarah Joslyn Home historical marker: 3.5 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 3.0 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 3.5 mi
- The Offut Manor: 3.5 mi
- Missles: 6.3 mi
- Old Plane: 6.3 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 2.9 mi
- General Crook House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: 3.8 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 5.6 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 7.4 mi
- Glacier Creek Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Gibson Bend: 7.7 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 2.8 mi
- Electrical Safety: 3.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Garden: 3.5 mi
- Canopies: 5.3 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 16.8 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 14.0 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 23.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 5.9 mi
- Boocker point: 7.1 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 19.9 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 297° | 361.12 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:59 |
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 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha #1, 4 mi away.
- Monarch68 obs
- Black Swallowtail38 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail27 obs
- ground-ivy26 obs
- Western Honey Bee25 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper23 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee23 obs
- House Sparrow20 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/165913199
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 3 mi
- Council Bluffs · 9 mi
- Papillion · 10 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Gretna · 16 mi
- Missouri Valley · 19 mi
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