Highland Park
Highland Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Hollow Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Hollow Park: 0.6 mi
- Spring Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Unity Park: 0.7 mi
- Rudy Novacek Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Infield at The Zoo: 0.9 mi
- Float Plane: 1.1 mi
- President Gerald R Ford Birthsite: 1.6 mi
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. : "I've Been to the Mountain Top": 2.4 mi
- Among the Valiant: 2.4 mi
- The Lynching of George Smith: 2.4 mi
- Lion's Pride: 1.1 mi
- Stingray Fountain: 1.1 mi
- Giant Chicken: 1.2 mi
- Mammoth: 1.3 mi
- Green Land Rover: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Dogs: 1.1 mi
- Okapi: 1.1 mi
- Kopje Outcropping: 1.2 mi
- Meerkats: 1.2 mi
- Grewcock Elephant Habitat: 1.2 mi
- El Museo Latino: 0.8 mi
- Sokol South Omaha Czechoslovak Museum: 1.6 mi
- Black Americana Museum: 1.8 mi
- Omaha Childrens Museum: 2.2 mi
- Durham Museum: 2.2 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 1.1 mi
- Gibson Bend: 2.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 2.7 mi
- Jewell Park: 5.7 mi
- Hands to Harvest Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 2.1 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Polina Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Canopies: 2.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Margaritaville: 11.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 10.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 20.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 21.0 mi
- De Soto: 20.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Riverside: 22.8 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 7.8 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 21.4 mi
- Boocker point: 13.1 mi
- King Hill: 22.7 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 19.5 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | NW 310° | 361.12 m | 13.1 mi |
| King Hill | SSE 164° | 359 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 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 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 7 mi away.
- Franklin's Ground Squirrel165 obs
- Monarch117 obs
- American Robin113 obs
- House Sparrow111 obs
- Common Grackle88 obs
- Northern Cardinal83 obs
- Canada Goose80 obs
- Painted Lady77 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/188156696
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 3 mi
- Bellevue · 5 mi
- Council Bluffs · 5 mi
- Papillion · 7 mi
- Gretna · 16 mi
- Missouri Valley · 23 mi
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