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Memorial Park

Memorial Park from directly overhead

Memorial Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 852 m. Garfield Table stands 923 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Mary's park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.13372, -100.75144

0.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National

Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks28

St. Mary's park: 0.2 mi
Jim Carpernter Memorial Men/Women Softball Complex: 1.2 mi
Orabella Park: 1.3 mi
Cody Park: 1.3 mi
Armory Park: 1.4 mi

Nature reserves21

Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Fremont Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Platte State Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi

Attractions5

Fort Cody Trading Post: 1.5 mi
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker: 17.6 mi
Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker: 18.0 mi

Museums4

North Platte Area Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
Cody Park Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
Lincoln County Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
Fort Brady Museum: 21.4 mi

Rest areas4

Brady Rest Area Westbound: 16.3 mi
Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 17.0 mi
Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 17.6 mi
Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi

Historic sites3

North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 0.6 mi
Memorial Fire Hydrant: 12.5 mi
TEXACO Oil: 21.5 mi

Beaches2

Hole in the Wall Beach: 18.7 mi
Hershey Beach: 18.8 mi

Gardens1

Hershey Garden Belles: 13.2 mi

Peaks1

Garfield Table: 20.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Garfield Table	NE 34°	923 m	20.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:47	19:19	19:55
June solstice	06:11	20:38	21:20
September equinox	07:31	19:06	19:42
December solstice	08:06	16:34	17:18

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	26	29	40	48	59	70	76	73	64	50	37	28
Precip in	0.4	0.6	1.0	2.3	3.4	3.5	3.2	2.6	1.6	1.6	0.5	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Platte Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

Great Blue Heron19 obs
Ring-billed Gull14 obs
American Robin14 obs
Canada Goose13 obs
Eurasian Collared-Dove10 obs
Common Grackle9 obs
Great-tailed Grackle8 obs
great mullein8 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.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/318696644

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