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Elks City Park

Elks City Park from directly overhead

Elks City Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 777 m. The nearest named place is Museum of the High Plains, a museum 0.4 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles.

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Coordinates40.20231, -100.63231
Around it

33 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Harry Strunk Memorial Rest Area: 3.5 mi
  • Massacre Canyon Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1420:3521:16
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice08:0216:3717:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140506071767465523929
Precip in0.40.71.22.43.03.43.33.41.71.70.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Cook, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Downy Woodpecker4 obs
  • Great Blue Heron3 obs
  • golden currant3 obs
  • Cannabis3 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove2 obs
  • Greater White-fronted Goose2 obs
  • Canada Goose2 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/445374515

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