Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 857 m. Garfield Table stands 923 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scouts Rest Historical Markers, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 857 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- Scouts Rest Historical Markers: 0.3 mi
- Fort McPherson Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Armory Park: 1.8 mi
- Kriz Park: 2.0 mi
- Fort Cody Trading Post: 3.8 mi
- Great Platte River Road Historical Marker: 15.4 mi
- Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Cody Park Railroad Museum: 2.4 mi
- North Platte Area Children's Museum: 2.5 mi
- Fort Brady Museum: 24.3 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 15.4 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Brady Rest Area Westbound: 19.3 mi
- Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
- North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Fire Hydrant: 15.4 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 24.4 mi
- Hole in the Wall Beach: 16.8 mi
- Hershey Beach: 16.9 mi
- Hershey Garden Belles: 10.8 mi
- Garfield Table: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Table | NE 43° | 923 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:34 | 17:18 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Platte Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
- Mississippi Kite8 obs
- Eastern Cottontail4 obs
- Turkey Vulture3 obs
- American Robin3 obs
- Painted Turtle3 obs
- White-tailed Deer3 obs
- star-flowered lily-of-the-valley3 obs
- common reed3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/466209063
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