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Sandy Channel State Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled: 685 m
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway3.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:13local time
Coordinates: 40.6660, -99.3762

Sandy Channel State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Sandy Channel State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled 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.

On the road

3.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational

Around it

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks48

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 reserves25

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

Museums10

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

Attractions4

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 sites4

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

Beaches3

Rest areas2

Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 13.4 mi

Artworks2

Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 13.4 mi
Sandhill Cranes: 14.1 mi

Gardens2

Kellaway Garden: 14.2 mi
Harmon Park Rock Garden: 15.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Dobytown: 17.3 mi

Light

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.

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