Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area
Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 604 m. Muddy Point stands 675 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker, a park 0.9 miles away. Sandhills Journey passes 0.8 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 14.5 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
51 named places within 25 miles
- Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Ark Park: 10.7 mi
- Litchfield Recreation Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Jenners Park: 17.8 mi
- Bowman Lake State Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Farwell Museum: 19.1 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 19.2 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 22.5 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 24.4 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 23.5 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 24.7 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Muddy Point: 20.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 20.8 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 23.4 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Point | N 357° | 675 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | ENE 75° | 603 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | E 83° | 601 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:30 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:27 | 17:11 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ravenna, 2 mi away.
- Ant-like Tiger Beetle12 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird3 obs
- House Sparrow3 obs
- Great Blue Heron2 obs
- Mallard2 obs
- Canada Goose2 obs
- Northern House Wren2 obs
- Baltimore Oriole2 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/690910884
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 24 mi
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