Blair Optimist River Park
Blair Optimist River Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rand Access, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 1.9 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Youth Sports Complex Park: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Tribute Plaza: 1.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Ball Field: 2.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark Camp Site: August 3-4 1804 Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 10.4 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 16.6 mi
- Geese in Flight: 19.2 mi
- Lewis Art Gallery: 20.2 mi
- The Work Continues: 20.2 mi
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 6.3 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 10.8 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 11.5 mi
- South Building: 13.0 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 3.4 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 8.2 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 14.6 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 16.1 mi
- Rand Access: 0.4 mi
- California Bend: 0.9 mi
- California Revetment: 2.5 mi
- Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Tyson Bend Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 3.5 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Frahm House: 7.8 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 9.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 19.0 mi
- Electrical Safety: 19.0 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 20.3 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 21.0 mi
- Midland Beach: 24.6 mi
- Jet Ski Beach: 24.9 mi
- Fremont Beach: 24.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Canopies: 22.2 mi
- De Soto: 4.2 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 13.4 mi
- Boocker point: 14.6 mi
- Devil's Slide: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blair Optimist River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | S 189° | 361.12 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 2 mi away.
- eastern redcedar79 obs
- American pokeweed40 obs
- tree-of-heaven13 obs
- common morning-glory12 obs
- Smooth Brome12 obs
- Amur honeysuckle12 obs
- common milkweed11 obs
- green ash9 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 node/357791055
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 11 mi
- Omaha · 22 mi
- Council Bluffs · 24 mi
- Papillion · 28 mi
- Bellevue · 29 mi
- Gretna · 30 mi
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