Lions Park
Lions Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 567 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 567 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 2.2 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 13.9 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
- Amur Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Capital Heights Park: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
- Sprague Park: 0.8 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 15.4 mi
- Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 3.9 mi
- Plainsman Museum: 18.7 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball: 20.3 mi
- Howard County Historical Village: 20.4 mi
- Gruber House: 20.5 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- The Mormon Trail historical marker: 20.6 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 12.1 mi
- Unicorn: 17.9 mi
- Pool Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 13.5 mi
- Topeka Peak: 20.5 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 23.8 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 24.1 mi
- Big Bird House: 24.8 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.3 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 7.6 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 8.0 mi
- Rosedale: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lions Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | SW 219° | 638 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | NNW 334° | 603 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pool Hill | NW 318° | 601 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:25 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand IS Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
- Mallard38 obs
- House Sparrow31 obs
- Wood Duck25 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird23 obs
- American Robin15 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove14 obs
- Common Grackle13 obs
- Fiery Skipper13 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/357765261
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