Big Lake Park
Big Lake Park is a park in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis and Clark Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 297;300
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 2.3 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 0.6 mi
- Kinsman Monument: 1.7 mi
- Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 2.0 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 2.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park: 0.6 mi
- Narrows River Park: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Park: 1.4 mi
- Bahnsen Park: 1.5 mi
- Sternhill Park: 1.6 mi
- Ceres: 1.1 mi
- Roberts Park Entrance Sign: 1.9 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 2.3 mi
- Big Rock: 2.5 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 2.6 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 2.3 mi
- Ship Propellers: 2.3 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 2.3 mi
- Missles: 2.4 mi
- Old Plane: 2.4 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Cook Park: 2.7 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 3.0 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 4.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.6 mi
- USS Hazard: 2.4 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 2.6 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 3.9 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 2.5 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 4.6 mi
- Polina Gardens: 4.7 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Canopies: 4.5 mi
- Margaritaville: 10.2 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Devil's Slide: 7.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 25.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 12.3 mi
- Boocker point: 14.9 mi
- De Soto: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 284° | 361.12 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 2 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle7 obs
- Monarch7 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee7 obs
- Canada Goose6 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel5 obs
- Japanese Beetle5 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee5 obs
- Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp5 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/193615863
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 2 mi
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 10 mi
- Papillion · 13 mi
- Missouri Valley · 18 mi
- Gretna · 23 mi
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