Chartauqua Park
Chartauqua Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 660 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kearney County Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 28.2 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
106 named places within 25 miles
- American Legion Park: 0.2 mi
- Augie Nelson Park: 0.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
- Mosaic Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- North Park: 9.5 mi
- Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Gleason Waterfowl Production Area: 6.3 mi
- Bluestem Waterfowl Production Area: 7.2 mi
- Lindau Waterfowl Production Area: 8.3 mi
- Clark Waterfowl Production Area: 10.1 mi
- Kearney County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Village: 0.2 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 10.2 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 12.7 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 13.8 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 16.2 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 12.5 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 14.2 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 15.0 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Big Bird House: 24.1 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 14.8 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 14.9 mi
- Yanney Beach: 14.9 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 15.0 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 16.1 mi
- Dobytown: 11.0 mi
- Topeka Peak: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chartauqua Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | NE 54° | 638 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:29 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minden, under a mile away.
- Woodhouse's Toad11 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider3 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee3 obs
- Armyworm Moth3 obs
- Common Raccoon2 obs
- dandelions2 obs
- common milkweed2 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/446114069
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