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Ridgefield Park

Ridgefield Park from directly overhead

Ridgefield Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Candlewood Neighborhood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27216, -96.11227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Candlewood Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Candlewood II Park: 0.5 mi
  • Miracle Hill Driving Range: 0.8 mi
  • Linden Estates 2nd Addition Park: 0.8 mi
  • West Corporate Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Geese in Flight: 0.4 mi
  • The Work Continues: 1.1 mi
  • Variety Club Statue: 1.3 mi
  • A Girl's Dream: 1.3 mi
  • The Work Continues: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 56
Nature reserves: 33
Gardens: 19
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Paradise Park Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Beer Bottle Beach: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Boocker point: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Slide: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ridgefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boocker pointNNW 343°361.12 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5220:2021:02
September equinox07:1318:4719:23
December solstice07:4816:1516:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232940526272767467534028

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha #1, 7 mi away.

  • American Bullfrog147 obs
  • Canada Goose111 obs
  • Wood Duck77 obs
  • Painted Turtle56 obs
  • ground-ivy53 obs
  • Great Blue Heron51 obs
  • Mallard46 obs
  • Monarch43 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 way/286196715

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