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McCaffree Park

McCaffree Park from directly overhead

McCaffree Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,184 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dino, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1184 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.86150, -103.67275
Around it

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
Peaks: 32
  • Scotts Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Sentinel Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Crown Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Dome Rock: 3.4 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 1
  • Scotts Spring: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stone Fire Ring: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sixtysix MountainWSW 243°1,585 m24.2 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 193°1,545 m13.9 mi
Lovers Leap ButteS 189°1,500 m23.8 mi
The CulpWSW 245°1,495 m23.8 mi
Table Top MountainS 171°1,465 m22.3 mi
Double HumpWSW 245°1,462 m21.7 mi
The HatN 349°1,417 m15.3 mi
Bighorn MountainSSE 162°1,411 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2019:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4216:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039475667747263493728
Precip in0.30.51.01.72.92.81.71.21.31.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Rock Pigeon13 obs
  • Western Honey Bee13 obs
  • Blue Jay11 obs
  • House Sparrow11 obs
  • Eastern Cottonwood11 obs
  • showy milkweed11 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove8 obs
  • Mourning Dove8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/291496118

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