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Johnson Lake State Recreation Area

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 796 m. The nearest named place is Mallard Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 796 m

Getting there

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Coordinates40.69445, -99.85318

7.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
29.1 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks33

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: North Inlet: 1.0 mi
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
George E Johnson Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
Phillips Lake State Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Elwood Reservoir Recreation Area: 4.2 mi

Nature reserves18

Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Elwood Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi

Museums7

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 6.9 mi
Dawson County Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
Robert Henri Museum: 13.3 mi
One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 13.3 mi
Sod House Museum: 22.6 mi

Historic sites5

UP 25335: 13.2 mi
The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
COZAD: 13.2 mi
Cozad Memorial: 13.4 mi
Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi

Beaches3

Mallard Beach: 0.7 mi
East Shore: 0.7 mi
North Shore: 1.3 mi

Rest areas1

Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 8.4 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Shelter: 13.4 mi

Artworks1

Wyoming Rainbow: 22.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:44	19:16	19:52
June solstice	06:09	20:33	21:15
September equinox	07:28	19:02	19:38
December solstice	08:01	16:32	17:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	27	30	40	49	60	71	75	73	65	52	39	29
Precip in	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.5	3.8	3.9	3.3	3.0	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaday Steam PLT, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

Purple Martin22 obs
American Herring Gull7 obs
Bald Eagle6 obs
Ring-billed Gull3 obs
Bank Swallow3 obs
House Sparrow3 obs
Painted Lady3 obs
Woodhouse's Toad3 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.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357782041

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