Prairie Ridge Park
Prairie Ridge Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 584 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 584 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- American Legion Park: 1.3 mi
- Lake Hastings Park: 1.5 mi
- Crosier Park: 1.7 mi
- Highland Park: 1.8 mi
- High land cemetary: 1.9 mi
- Ayr Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Harvard Waterfowl Production Area: 10.7 mi
- Glenvil Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 13.3 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 13.8 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 17.8 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Big Bird House: 7.1 mi
- Rosedale: 7.9 mi
- Spring Ranch: 16.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.3 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Topeka Peak: 12.4 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | WNW 296° | 638 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings 4N, 2 mi away.
- Mallard13 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel8 obs
- American Robin7 obs
- winecup mallow7 obs
- Smooth Brome6 obs
- Red Clover5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/554992543
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