Lightning Creek Park
Lightning Creek Park is a park in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Fort Hill stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Straka Detention Pond, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Straka Detention Pond: 0.6 mi
- Taylor Park: 0.8 mi
- Southern Oaks Park: 1.0 mi
- Sky Ranch Park: 1.0 mi
- Brookwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Đức Mẹ La Vang: 2.8 mi
- Unexpected Us: 5.1 mi
- Compass Rose Statue: 5.3 mi
- Johnny Bench: 5.5 mi
- Devon Mosaic: 5.5 mi
- Oklahoma Medal of Honor Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Centennial Land Run Monument: 5.3 mi
- Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza: 5.7 mi
- Russell M. Perry: 5.9 mi
- Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Plaza: 6.0 mi
- Museum of Osteology: 5.1 mi
- American Banjo Museum: 5.6 mi
- American Banjo Museum: 5.6 mi
- Red Earth: 5.7 mi
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art: 5.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.1 mi
- Gaylord Family Parterre Gardens: 5.2 mi
- East Garden: 6.2 mi
- Iris Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Iris Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Wheeler Ferris Wheel: 4.6 mi
- Oklahoma National Stockyard: 4.9 mi
- Oklahoma River Cruises: 5.2 mi
- Paycom Center: 5.4 mi
- Coca Cola Brick Town Event Center: 5.6 mi
- Devon Picnic Grounds: 9.9 mi
- School Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Welch Park Trails: 14.5 mi
- Welch Park Trails: 14.5 mi
- Welch Park Trails: 14.5 mi
- Crosstimbers Off-Road Vehicle Park: 8.9 mi
- Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge: 13.0 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Oliver Wildlife Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Overlook Hill: 4.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lightning Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | SSE 149° | 370 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oklahoma CY Will Rogers World, 4 mi away.
- Mississippi Kite14 obs
- Canada Goose9 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko9 obs
- Monarch9 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider9 obs
- Three-toed Box Turtle9 obs
- Eastern Cottontail8 obs
- Western Honey Bee8 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/589358308
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