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Pilger State Recreation Area

Pilger State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Pilger State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 446 m. The nearest named place is Stanton County Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
446 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02667, -97.04004

77 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Harp: 23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:41
June solstice05:5320:2621:08
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:5416:1517:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536485970747164513725
Precip in0.60.81.32.53.54.13.13.72.52.11.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 7NE, 7 mi away.

  • common reed2 obs
  • Band-winged Meadowhawk2 obs
  • Redhead1 obs
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch1 obs
  • European Starling1 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker1 obs
  • Northern Flicker1 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357784095

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