Peterson Park
Peterson Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is North Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Park: 0.2 mi
- Founders Park: 0.3 mi
- Gretna Children's Library Park: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Place Play Area Park: 0.9 mi
- Leo Royal Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Millard West School Entrance: 4.9 mi
- Millard Oaks Entrance: 5.5 mi
- Site of the Old Hanging Tree: 5.6 mi
- Springfield Community Hall historical marker: 6.9 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- Railroad Spikes: 7.7 mi
- Gallery of Art and Design: 8.6 mi
- Reading Garden: 8.7 mi
- Variety Club Statue: 10.0 mi
- A Girl's Dream: 10.1 mi
- M60: 0.7 mi
- Bison: 8.9 mi
- Wolves: 9.0 mi
- Bear: 9.0 mi
- Crane Meadows: 9.1 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Museum: 8.3 mi
- Hangar A: 9.3 mi
- Hangar B: 9.4 mi
- Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum: 9.4 mi
- Boys Town Hall of History: 10.1 mi
- Forest City Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 3.3 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Sacred Hoop Garden: 9.6 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 10.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 12.8 mi
- Electrical Safety: 12.8 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 14.5 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Canopies: 18.0 mi
- Boocker point: 15.1 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 20.8 mi
- Skunk Hill: 21.4 mi
- Riverside: 6.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 9.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 18.3 mi
- Devil's Slide: 21.7 mi
- Queen Hill: 24.9 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 4.2 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peterson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | WNW 291° | 412 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | WNW 289° | 397 m | 20.8 mi |
| Boocker point | NNE 20° | 361.12 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gretna, under a mile away.
- American Robin15 obs
- Common Grackle12 obs
- Monarch12 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad12 obs
- Northern Cardinal10 obs
- Mourning Dove9 obs
- American Bullfrog7 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird5 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 way/448587837
Day trips start here
- Gretna · 0 mi
- Papillion · 10 mi
- Omaha · 15 mi
- Bellevue · 16 mi
- Council Bluffs · 21 mi
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