Lake Helen Recreation Area
Lake Helen Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 794 m. Tallin Table stands 932 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is E G West Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 794 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- E G West Park: 0.4 mi
- Ehmen Park: 0.7 mi
- Blue Heron State Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Swedish Crosses Cemetery Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- East Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- West Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Brady State Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 11.0 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- UP 25335: 11.1 mi
- COZAD: 11.1 mi
- Rock Island Table: 14.0 mi
- Odencranze Table: 14.9 mi
- Hansen Table: 17.2 mi
- Redfern Table: 18.4 mi
- Schukar Table: 18.7 mi
- Pony Express Station Museum: 0.7 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sod House Museum: 1.7 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 11.0 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 11.0 mi
- Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
- Brady Rest Area Westbound: 17.0 mi
- North Shore: 22.5 mi
- Mallard Beach: 23.8 mi
- East Shore: 24.1 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 11.0 mi
- Ingham: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Helen Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallin Table | N 356° | 932 m | 23.2 mi |
| Schukar Table | N 10° | 927 m | 18.7 mi |
| Odencranze Table | N 351° | 914 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hansen Table | NNE 28° | 909 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rock Island Table | NNE 13° | 903 m | 14.0 mi |
| Stop Table | NNE 16° | 886 m | 19.6 mi |
| Redfern Table | NE 43° | 877 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:35 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gothenburg, under a mile away.
- common reed6 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel5 obs
- House Sparrow4 obs
- great mullein4 obs
- Asian Clam4 obs
- American Robin3 obs
- common milkweed3 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug3 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/357783190
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