Midway Lake Recreational Grounds
Midway Lake Recreational Grounds is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 807 m. Rock Island Table stands 903 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Midway Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 807 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Muny Park: 6.2 mi
- Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Ethan's Park: 6.3 mi
- Midway Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 0.0 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- East Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 6.3 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 6.3 mi
- Sod House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Pony Express Station Museum: 10.7 mi
- UP 25335: 6.1 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
- COZAD: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 6.4 mi
- North Shore: 12.3 mi
- Mallard Beach: 13.1 mi
- East Shore: 13.8 mi
- Rock Island Table: 23.9 mi
- Redfern Table: 24.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 8.8 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 10.5 mi
- Ingham: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Midway Lake Recreational Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island Table | N 356° | 903 m | 23.9 mi |
| Redfern Table | NNE 17° | 877 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:35 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
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 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis 2 NW, 8 mi away.
- Flathead Catfish1 obs
- White Bass1 obs
- Five-spotted Hawk Moth1 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/357759064
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