Caboose Park
Caboose Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oto Indians Historical Marker, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 16 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 338 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oto Indians Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Lakes: 5.0 mi
- Skyline Park: 5.5 mi
- Iron Bluff Park: 5.5 mi
- Graske Crossing: 5.6 mi
- Gallery of Art and Design: 7.0 mi
- Father Flannigan Statue: 11.6 mi
- The Work Continues: 11.6 mi
- A Girl's Dream: 11.7 mi
- Variety Club Statue: 11.7 mi
- Atlas D Missile Site A-1: 7.3 mi
- Millard West School Entrance: 8.1 mi
- The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn: 8.3 mi
- Site of the Old Hanging Tree: 9.0 mi
- Millard Oaks Entrance: 10.0 mi
- M60: 7.6 mi
- West Omaha Rock: 11.1 mi
- Bison: 14.1 mi
- Wolves: 14.3 mi
- Bear: 14.4 mi
- Valley Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Boys Town Hall of History: 11.6 mi
- Meyers Stamp Center: 12.0 mi
- Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hangar A: 13.8 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 11.7 mi
- Sacred Hoop Garden: 14.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 14.7 mi
- Electrical Safety: 14.7 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 17.8 mi
- Forest City Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 8.9 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 9.0 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Bluestem Prairie Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Village of Weston Park: 20.6 mi
- Canopies: 21.8 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 15.3 mi
- Midland Beach: 18.3 mi
- Jet Ski Beach: 18.6 mi
- Fremont Beach: 19.1 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 24.8 mi
- Boocker point: 13.9 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 14.2 mi
- Skunk Hill: 14.6 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caboose Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | W 279° | 412 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | W 275° | 397 m | 14.2 mi |
| Boocker point | NE 51° | 361.12 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley NWS, 7 mi away.
- Bluegill13 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad13 obs
- Carolina horsenettle11 obs
- Giant Floater11 obs
- Painted Turtle9 obs
- Great Blue Heron8 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit8 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/357795136
Day trips start here
- Gretna · 8 mi
- Papillion · 17 mi
- Omaha · 18 mi
- Bellevue · 22 mi
- Council Bluffs · 26 mi
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