Park · Nebraska
Central Park Square
Central Park Square is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 545 m. The nearest named place is Coles Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86782, -98.00200
- 13.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Coles Park: 0.4 mi
- Refshauge Park: 0.5 mi
- Streeter Park: 0.5 mi
- Troester Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 6.3 mi
- Springer Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Pintail State Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Heron Waterfowl Production Area: 14.7 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Plainsman Museum: 0.7 mi
- Merrick County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 19.4 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 21.5 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 4
- Unicorn: 9.4 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 17.3 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 21.2 mi
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 15.6 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 19.1 mi
- York Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
- The Mormon Trail historical marker: 16.4 mi
- Lone Tree: 16.4 mi
- Heber Hord House historical marker: 17.2 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Stolley Gardens: 18.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:26 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:24 | 17:08 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, under a mile away.
- Monarch11 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee6 obs
- Carolina Mantis6 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove5 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle5 obs
- American Robin4 obs
- Plains Garter Snake4 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel4 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.
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