Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Maidens Leap stands 394 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lesterville Recreation Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Outlaw Trail
63 named places within 25 miles
- Lesterville Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Gavins Point Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Sioux Council Boy Scout Reservation: 2.5 mi
- Bloomfield Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Deep Water Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Gayville Veterans Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
- Cedar County Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
- Wynot Area Veterans Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Mead Museum / Dakota Territorial Museum: 10.6 mi
- Cedar County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Ponca Tribe Museum: 23.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hobie Cat Beach: 5.1 mi
- Chalkrock State Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Niobrara State Park: 24.8 mi
- Calumet Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Maidens Leap: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maidens Leap | WSW 253° | 394 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:14 | 17:00 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crofton, 8 mi away.
- Deertoe Mussel6 obs
- Pink Papershell5 obs
- Least Sandpiper4 obs
- Bald Eagle3 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle3 obs
- Common Sunflower3 obs
- American germander3 obs
- Broad-winged Thistle3 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.
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