Park · Nebraska
Nichols Park
Nichols Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 379 m. The nearest named place is Nichols Park Rock, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Heritage Highway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.26715, -96.75885
- On the Heritage Highway
59 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 34
- Homestead Corridor Trailhead: 0.3 mi
- Frolick Park: 0.4 mi
- The Community Cancer Garden of Life and Legacy: 0.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Charles Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Nichols Park Rock: 0.1 mi
- Girl Scout Cabin: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.0 mi
- Homestead Movement Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Freeman Graves: 3.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Gage County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Homestead National Monument Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
- Wilber Czech Museum: 18.2 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran School Museum: 23.0 mi
- Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Leisure Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Saline County Easment State Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- Flathead Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Library Arboretum: 1.4 mi
- Library Arboretum: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Underbridge Mario: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- shoreline to reservoir: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Armour: 20.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:22 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatrice 1N, 2 mi away.
- Mapleleaf8 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel6 obs
- dandelions6 obs
- American Robin5 obs
- Black Swallowtail5 obs
- Carolina Mantis5 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird4 obs
- common milkweed4 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.
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