Cottonwood Park
Cottonwood Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolworth Park North, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woolworth Park North: 0.3 mi
- Tradition Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Pacific Meadows 1 Park: 0.5 mi
- Woolworth Park: 0.6 mi
- West Papio Trail: 0.7 mi
- Pacific Meadows Welcome Sign: 0.9 mi
- Angel of Hope: 1.3 mi
- Boys Town Alumni Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.4 mi
- Alumni Veterans memorial: 1.4 mi
- Father Flanagans Boys Home Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Father Flannigan Statue: 1.3 mi
- The Work Continues: 1.3 mi
- A Girl's Dream: 1.3 mi
- Variety Club Statue: 1.4 mi
- The Work Continues: 1.5 mi
- West Omaha Rock: 2.7 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 8.1 mi
- The Offut Manor: 9.5 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 9.5 mi
- M60: 9.6 mi
- Boys Town Hall of History: 1.3 mi
- Meyers Stamp Center: 1.6 mi
- Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum: 1.9 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 10.2 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Bluestem Prairie Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 2.4 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 6.0 mi
- Glacier Creek Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 1.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.4 mi
- Electrical Safety: 4.4 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 7.5 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Canopies: 11.5 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Margaritaville: 22.3 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 16.5 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 17.4 mi
- Midland Beach: 24.0 mi
- Jet Ski Beach: 24.3 mi
- Fremont Beach: 24.8 mi
- Boocker point: 6.5 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 24.2 mi
- Skunk Hill: 24.5 mi
- Devil's Slide: 13.1 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 13.2 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | W 270° | 412 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | W 268° | 397 m | 24.2 mi |
| Boocker point | N 6° | 361.12 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha #1, 10 mi away.
- Monarch64 obs
- American Robin49 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel45 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee45 obs
- Canada Goose40 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk38 obs
- Painted Lady38 obs
- Brown-headed Cowbird37 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/178249565
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Gretna · 9 mi
- Papillion · 9 mi
- Bellevue · 13 mi
- Council Bluffs · 15 mi
- Missouri Valley · 25 mi
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