Fonner Park
Fonner Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 562 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 562 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 2.6 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 14.3 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- O K Store Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Platt-Duetsche Softball Fields: 0.8 mi
- Pier Park: 0.8 mi
- Schuff Park: 0.9 mi
- Suck's Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 2.7 mi
- Plainsman Museum: 18.0 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 21.2 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 21.4 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball: 22.1 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 14.5 mi
- Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 11.3 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 18.2 mi
- The Mormon Trail historical marker: 21.4 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 5.8 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 13.7 mi
- Unicorn: 18.2 mi
- Pool Hill: 13.6 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 15.2 mi
- Topeka Peak: 19.4 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 22.1 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 22.4 mi
- Big Bird House: 23.3 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.2 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 5.8 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 6.2 mi
- Rosedale: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fonner Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | SW 223° | 638 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | NNW 336° | 603 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pool Hill | NW 322° | 601 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:25 | 17:09 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand IS Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
- Mallard32 obs
- Wood Duck25 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant13 obs
- Canada Goose11 obs
- Lesser Scaup10 obs
- American Robin10 obs
- Northern Shoveler9 obs
- Common Grackle8 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/494311997
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