Bussell Park
Bussell Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 624 m. Divide Hill stands 763 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinton, a ghost town 5.2 miles away. Loup Rivers Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
30 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hartsuff Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Saint Marys Catholic Church Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Blizzard of 1888 Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Calamus Townsite Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Happy Jack Peak: 16.4 mi
- Windy Hill: 17.4 mi
- Muddy Point: 19.7 mi
- Divide Hill: 22.7 mi
- Garfield County Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
- Vinton: 5.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Loup Bottom State Wildlife Management Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bussell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divide Hill | WNW 284° | 763 m | 22.7 mi |
| Windy Hill | NNW 326° | 725 m | 17.4 mi |
| Muddy Point | S 176° | 675 m | 19.7 mi |
| Happy Jack Peak | SE 134° | 624 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:32 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:25 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ORD Evelyn Sharp FLD, 1 mi away.
- Plains Garter Snake12 obs
- Monarch11 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail10 obs
- Baltimore Oriole6 obs
- Blue Jay5 obs
- Red Crossbill5 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle4 obs
- Painted Lady4 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/692598055
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