Park · Nebraska
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 685 m. The nearest named place is Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.66603, -99.37620
- 3.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
101 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 48
- Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Blue Hole State Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Elm Creek Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Union Pacific State Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Tobin Indian Raid Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Blue Hole State Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Blue Hole East State Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Coot Shallows State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Johnson Waterfowl Production Area: 7.9 mi
- Overton State Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
Museums: 10
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Trails and Rails Museum: 14.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 15.4 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 15.6 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 14.1 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 15.0 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Vietnam Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 12.5 mi
- Yanney Beach: 14.2 mi
- East Shore: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 13.4 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Kellaway Garden: 14.2 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dobytown: 17.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:30 | 17:14 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holdrege, 15 mi away.
- Seaside Grasshopper11 obs
- Mapleleaf9 obs
- Rock Bass5 obs
- purple loosestrife5 obs
- Northern Plains Killifish5 obs
- Six-lined Racerunner5 obs
- Largemouth Bass5 obs
- great mullein4 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/209813115
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