Park · Nebraska
Plum Creek Park
Plum Creek Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 730 m. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78468, -99.75141
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 36
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Avigael Park & Water Tower: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.7 mi
- Arbor Park: 1.0 mi
- Kirkpatrick Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Overton State Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Dawson County Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 2.9 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 13.2 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 13.2 mi
- Sod House Museum: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- COZAD: 13.1 mi
- UP 25335: 13.2 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- North Shore: 7.5 mi
- East Shore: 7.7 mi
- Mallard Beach: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Shelter: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Wyoming Rainbow: 23.6 mi
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 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:31 | 17:15 |
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, 7 mi away.
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck5 obs
- prickly lettuce2 obs
- black-eyed Susan2 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad2 obs
- winecup mallow2 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
- Rock Pigeon1 obs
- Mallard1 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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