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Crystal Cove Park

Crystal Cove Park from directly overhead

Crystal Cove Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Atokad Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Outlaw Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45289, -96.42988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 24
Historic sites: 21
  • Dakota City: 2.2 mi
  • Siouxland Freedom Park: 2.4 mi
  • Combination Bridge Pillar: 2.7 mi
  • Flight 232 Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Sergeant Floyd Monument: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 4
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 3.3 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 4.5 mi
  • Towers of Time: 17.3 mi
  • Harp: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Old Town: 18.9 mi
  • Train: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Cove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillW 274°468 m22.3 mi
Boy Scout HillNW 308°430 m24.4 mi
Indian HillNW 308°426 m24.9 mi
Lookout HillNW 305°411 m17.6 mi
Dakota PointNNW 343°394 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2421:07
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5316:1116:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436485970757264513624
Precip in0.70.91.63.14.54.63.43.93.02.41.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 5 mi away.

  • Illinois bundleflower7 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail6 obs
  • Catnip5 obs
  • Wild Turkey3 obs
  • American Robin3 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel3 obs
  • Shaggy Mane3 obs
  • Eastern Cottonwood3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/259380052

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