Dear Ridge Park
Dear Ridge Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 363 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is West Fairacres Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 363 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Fairacres Park: 0.3 mi
- West Fairacres Park: 0.6 mi
- Meadow Lane Park: 0.8 mi
- Trendwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Candlewood Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
- Boys Town Pylon: 1.1 mi
- Father Flanagans Boys Home Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- West Worldwide Headquarters: 1.1 mi
- Alumni Veterans memorial: 1.2 mi
- Boys Town Alumni Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.2 mi
- Variety Club Statue: 1.2 mi
- The Work Continues: 1.2 mi
- A Girl's Dream: 1.3 mi
- The Work Continues: 1.4 mi
- Father Flannigan Statue: 1.5 mi
- West Omaha Rock: 3.6 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 5.7 mi
- The Offut Manor: 7.1 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 7.1 mi
- Prairie Dogs: 9.5 mi
- Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum: 0.6 mi
- Meyers Stamp Center: 1.1 mi
- Boys Town Hall of History: 1.4 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 7.3 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 7.9 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Bluestem Prairie Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 4.2 mi
- Glacier Creek Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 7.3 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 1.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.3 mi
- Electrical Safety: 2.3 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 5.1 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Canopies: 9.1 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Margaritaville: 20.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 18.3 mi
- Boocker point: 6.5 mi
- Devil's Slide: 11.2 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 14.6 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dear Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | NNW 345° | 361.12 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
- Monarch64 obs
- Carolina Mantis54 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel41 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee26 obs
- American Robin23 obs
- Black Swallowtail22 obs
- Canada Goose21 obs
- Blue Jay16 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/700736879
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 6 mi
- Papillion · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Gretna · 11 mi
- Council Bluffs · 13 mi
- Missouri Valley · 24 mi
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