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Blue River State Recreation Area

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Elevation: 428 m
Sunset, June solstice: 21:04local time
Coordinates: 40.7059, -97.1169

Blue River State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Blue River State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 428 m. The nearest named place is Dorchester City Park, a park 4.0 miles away.

The record

Elevation: 428 m

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks60

Dorchester City Park: 4.0 mi
South Park: 5.3 mi
Welch Park: 5.5 mi
Uptown Park: 5.7 mi
Tall Grass Prairie Historical Marker: 8.6 mi

Artworks

Museums20

Saline County Museum: 4.3 mi
Dinosaur Museum (closed): 8.5 mi
Benne Memorial Museum: 9.5 mi
Seward County Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
Seward County Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi

Nature reserves17

Green Top Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
Divoky Acres State Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
Straight Water Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
Swan Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi

Historic sites16

Heartfelt Memorial: 14.6 mi
Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker: 21.1 mi
Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker: 21.1 mi
Epworth Park Entry Gate: 21.3 mi
Swan City Historical Marker: 22.2 mi

Gardens14

Attractions4

Robber's Cave Tours: 22.0 mi
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 22.1 mi
Roca Berry Farm: 23.5 mi
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 24.0 mi

Rest areas2

Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 8.5 mi
York Rest Area Westbound: 24.4 mi

Picnic sites2

Smith Creek Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
Master Tables: 19.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Sawyer: 22.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:05	19:41
June solstice	05:58	20:22	21:04
September equinox	07:17	18:51	19:27
December solstice	07:50	16:21	17:05

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	23	27	38	49	61	71	74	72	65	52	38	27
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.4	4.9	4.2	3.5	3.4	2.8	2.3	1.3	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friend 3E, 7 mi away.

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