Buffalo Square
Buffalo Square is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 439 m. Indian Hill stands 464 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanover Square, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 439 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Hanover Square: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Park Baseball Complex: 0.6 mi
- Berne Square Park: 0.7 mi
- Pawnee Park: 0.9 mi
- Frankfort Square: 0.9 mi
- Wilkinson State Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Fertig Tallgrass Prairie: 9.7 mi
- Lookingglass Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- White Tail Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- Flatsedge State Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Wunderlichts: 1.5 mi
- Columbus Powerhouse historical marker: 2.9 mi
- Duncan 1871-1971 Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- War Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Platte County Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Schuyler/Colfax County Museum: 15.1 mi
- Butler County Historical Society Museum: 16.1 mi
- Genoa Indian Industrial School Museum: 19.6 mi
- Clarkson Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Brewery Hill: 15.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | E 95° | 464 m | 21.1 mi |
| Brewery Hill | ENE 73° | 430 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:25 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:19 | 17:04 |
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 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus 3 NE, 3 mi away.
- Three-ribbed Darkling Beetle4 obs
- great mullein3 obs
- Argus Tortoise Beetle3 obs
- Plains Garter Snake2 obs
- dame's rocket2 obs
- Painted Lady2 obs
- Red Admiral2 obs
- American Dog Tick2 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/357752900
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