Merchants Park
Merchants Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 412 m. Indian Hill stands 464 m to the east-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 412 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 2.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Schuyler Park: 0.3 mi
- South Park: 0.4 mi
- Arnold Park: 0.8 mi
- North Park: 1.4 mi
- Schuyler/Colfax County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Butler County Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Platte County Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- Howells Museum: 19.9 mi
- Howells Historical Society Museum: 20.0 mi
- Wunderlichts: 13.9 mi
- Columbus Powerhouse historical marker: 14.0 mi
- Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Duncan 1871-1971 Historical Marker: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 24.1 mi
- White Tail Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Fertig Tallgrass Prairie: 5.3 mi
- Wilkinson State Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- Redtail State Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Brewery Hill: 3.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 7.0 mi
- Indian Peak: 14.5 mi
- Village of Weston Park: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merchants Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | ESE 117° | 464 m | 7.0 mi |
| Indian Peak | E 92° | 436 m | 14.5 mi |
| Brewery Hill | N 3° | 430 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
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 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — David City 4E, 13 mi away.
- Canada Goose2 obs
- Eastern Cottonwood2 obs
- American trumpet vine2 obs
- Channel Catfish2 obs
- winecup mallow2 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
- Great Blue Heron1 obs
- Mallard1 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/357785386
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