Merry Land Park
Merry Land Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 927 m. Giant Hill stands 1,033 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area, a park 5.4 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 27 miles off. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 927 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Outlaw Trail
14 named places within 25 miles
- Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Rat and Beaver Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Big Alkali State Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Ballards Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 17.2 mi
- Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Valentine National Wildlife Refuge: 13.4 mi
- Rustlers Roost: 16.1 mi
- Giant Hill: 24.0 mi
- Snake River Falls: 10.2 mi
- DeWitty: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merry Land Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Hill | S 177° | 1,033 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rustlers Roost | NNE 29° | 915 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:42 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine NWR, 10 mi away.
- Eastern Kingbird2 obs
- Manystem Pea2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Upland Sandpiper1 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Western Meadowlark1 obs
- Bobolink1 obs
- Western Tiger Salamander1 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/357759004
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