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Phillips Lake State Recreation Area

Phillips Lake State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Phillips Lake State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 765 m. The nearest named place is Johnson Lake State Recreation Area, a park 2.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: NebraskaGame and Parks Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.68595, -99.77665

6.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
28.2 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks31

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
George E Johnson Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: North Inlet: 5.1 mi
Elwood Reservoir Recreation Area: 5.6 mi

Nature reserves19

Elwood Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 8.9 mi
Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi

Historic sites5

UP 25335: 16.1 mi
The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
COZAD: 16.1 mi
Cozad Memorial: 16.2 mi
Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi

Museums4

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 4.5 mi
Dawson County Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
Robert Henri Museum: 16.2 mi
One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 16.2 mi

Beaches3

East Shore: 3.4 mi
Mallard Beach: 4.4 mi
North Shore: 4.7 mi

Rest areas1

Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 10.8 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Shelter: 16.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:43	19:15	19:51
June solstice	06:09	20:33	21:14
September equinox	07:27	19:02	19:38
December solstice	08:00	16:32	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	27	30	40	49	60	71	75	73	65	52	39	29
Precip in	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.5	3.8	3.9	3.3	3.0	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaday Steam PLT, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

Bald Eagle3 obs
Belted Kingfisher1 obs
Common Merganser1 obs
European Starling1 obs
Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
Gopher Snake1 obs
common reed1 obs
Woodhouse's Toad1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/787528224

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