Spillway Park
Spillway Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,020 m. Bear Hill stands 1,185 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1020 m
How to reach it
- On the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
45 named places within 25 miles
- Williams Park: 4.7 mi
- Collister Park: 5.3 mi
- Humphery's Pond: 5.4 mi
- Glines/Nye Park: 5.5 mi
- Searle Park: 5.6 mi
- Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center: 0.5 mi
- Kingsley Dam Eagle Viewing Facility: 1.2 mi
- Mansion on the Hill: 5.5 mi
- Petrified Wood Gallery: 5.7 mi
- Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker: 5.9 mi
- Divers Bay Beach: 1.3 mi
- Ogallala Beach: 3.7 mi
- Martin Bay Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cedar View Beach: 15.6 mi
- Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker: 5.1 mi
- Alkali Station historical marker: 8.6 mi
- Colorado Northeast Corner: 24.5 mi
- Big Bald Hill: 15.0 mi
- Bear Hill: 18.0 mi
- Windlass Hill: 24.2 mi
- Nebraska National Trails Museum: 5.7 mi
- Perkins County Museum: 24.5 mi
- Ogallala Rest Area Eastbound (MM 123): 9.3 mi
- Eagle Point: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spillway Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NNW 334° | 1,185 m | 18.0 mi |
| Windlass Hill | W 281° | 1,104 m | 24.2 mi |
| Big Bald Hill | ENE 63° | 1,056 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsley DAM, 1 mi away.
- Woodhouse's Toad44 obs
- Great Plains yucca40 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider33 obs
- thistle poppy32 obs
- Scarlet Globemallow32 obs
- Prairie Lizard31 obs
- hoary vervain30 obs
- Wild Turkey29 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 node/357778936
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