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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park from directly overhead

Lincoln Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 583 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.56878, -98.39166

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 20
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 17.9 mi
  • Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lincoln Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topeka PeakNW 312°638 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0420:2721:08
September equinox07:2218:5619:32
December solstice07:5416:2717:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041516273777566534029
Precip in0.60.71.32.74.43.73.63.42.12.01.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings Muni AP, 3 mi away.

  • common milkweed14 obs
  • Asiatic dayflower13 obs
  • Goldenrod Soldier Beetle10 obs
  • Differential Grasshopper8 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee8 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel7 obs
  • Western Honey Bee7 obs
  • Carolina Grasshopper7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/59376945

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