Carter Park
Carter Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 587 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kip cigar park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kip cigar park: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer park: 0.6 mi
- Dutton-Lainson Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Prairie Odyssey Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Ayr Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Glenvil Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 11.7 mi
- Harvard Waterfowl Production Area: 12.0 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 15.8 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 17.5 mi
- Frager Field: 19.6 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 20.7 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Big Bird House: 6.0 mi
- Rosedale: 10.2 mi
- Spring Ranch: 14.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.9 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
- Topeka Peak: 13.3 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | NW 310° | 638 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:27 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings Muni AP, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel48 obs
- Painted Lady29 obs
- Mallard23 obs
- white clover23 obs
- Asiatic dayflower22 obs
- common milkweed18 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee14 obs
- Dryad's Saddle13 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/59376940
Day trips start here
- Minden · 30 mi
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