Humphery's Pond
Humphery's Pond is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 976 m. Bear Hill stands 1,185 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Collister Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cith of Ogallala
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 0.8 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Collister Park: 0.4 mi
- Saint Lukes Park: 0.7 mi
- Ogallala KOA: 0.9 mi
- South Park: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Petrified Wood Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Mansion on the Hill: 1.0 mi
- Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Ogallala Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Ash Hollow Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Ogallala Beach: 5.6 mi
- Divers Bay Beach: 5.7 mi
- Martin Bay Beach: 8.3 mi
- Cedar View Beach: 16.4 mi
- Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Alkali Station historical marker: 9.6 mi
- Colorado Northeast Corner: 20.1 mi
- Big Bald Hill: 19.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 21.7 mi
- Windlass Hill: 23.3 mi
- Nebraska National Trails Museum: 0.6 mi
- Perkins County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Ogallala Rest Area Eastbound (MM 123): 4.4 mi
- Eagle Point: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Humphery's Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NNW 345° | 1,185 m | 21.7 mi |
| Windlass Hill | WNW 294° | 1,104 m | 23.3 mi |
| Big Bald Hill | NE 53° | 1,056 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ogallala, under a mile away.
- Great-tailed Grackle18 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad13 obs
- Seaside Grasshopper8 obs
- Great Plains yucca7 obs
- Bractless Blazingstar7 obs
- prairie pricklypear7 obs
- Mississippi Kite6 obs
- hoary vervain6 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/723249708
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