Kearney Auto Raceway Park
Kearney Auto Raceway Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 650 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo County Fairgrounds, a park 1.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 650 m
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 23.8 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Patriot Park: 1.8 mi
- Dryden Park: 1.9 mi
- Collins Park: 2.2 mi
- Harmon Park: 2.8 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Kea West Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- East Odessa State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Coot Shallows State Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 2.3 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 3.1 mi
- Trails and Rails Museum: 3.2 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 2.3 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 3.3 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 4.0 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 2.8 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 4.0 mi
- Yanney Beach: 4.0 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 4.0 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 4.9 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 6.7 mi
- Dobytown: 4.3 mi
- Topeka Peak: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kearney Auto Raceway Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | E 90° | 638 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:29 | 17:13 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 4 NE, 2 mi away.
- Barn Swallow2 obs
- Plains Garter Snake2 obs
- Groundhog2 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
- Pearl Crescent2 obs
- Asiatic dayflower2 obs
- Orange Sulphur2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 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 node/357783405
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