Springfield City Park
Springfield City Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 349 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 349 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Park: 0.3 mi
- Springfield Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- Springfield Creek Trail & Rec Area: 0.5 mi
- Springfield Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Westmont Park: 4.2 mi
- Springfield Community Hall historical marker: 0.3 mi
- Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Papillion Boy Scouts' Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Railroad Spikes: 8.6 mi
- Cape II (Cape Two): 9.7 mi
- Zorbus: 9.8 mi
- Hammerjack: 9.8 mi
- JK: 9.8 mi
- M60: 7.4 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 8.9 mi
- Wolves: 9.7 mi
- Bear: 9.7 mi
- Bison: 9.7 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Museum: 7.6 mi
- Hangar A: 10.9 mi
- Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum: 11.0 mi
- Hangar B: 11.0 mi
- Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum: 12.0 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Forest City Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 6.8 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 9.9 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Sacred Hoop Garden: 10.4 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 12.3 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 13.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Canopies: 15.8 mi
- Margaritaville: 21.6 mi
- Riverside: 11.9 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Factoryville: 21.3 mi
- Queen Hill: 17.9 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Devil's Slide: 21.7 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 8.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 12.6 mi
- Boocker point: 18.1 mi
- King Hill: 19.7 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 7.6 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Springfield City Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | N 358° | 361.12 m | 18.1 mi |
| King Hill | SE 128° | 359 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield 7E, 7 mi away.
- Pond Slider6 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper5 obs
- American Robin4 obs
- Painted Lady4 obs
- Johnny Darter4 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad4 obs
- Fathead Minnow4 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/546241559
Day trips start here
- Gretna · 7 mi
- Papillion · 7 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Omaha · 13 mi
- Council Bluffs · 19 mi
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