Tara Hills Park
Tara Hills Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Hill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Hunters Park: 0.5 mi
- Hickory Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Seventh Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Southwind Park: 0.8 mi
- Papillion Boy Scouts' Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Patrick Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Support Our Troops: 5.3 mi
- Zorbus: 3.2 mi
- Cape II (Cape Two): 3.2 mi
- Hammerjack: 3.3 mi
- JK: 3.3 mi
- Patrick Memorial Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 6.5 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 6.6 mi
- Tom's Treehouse: 6.8 mi
- Nebraska Constitution Tree: 7.0 mi
- Grewcock Elephant Habitat: 7.2 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 6.1 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 7.5 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 7.6 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 7.7 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 6.3 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Healing Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Hands to Harvest Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Canopies: 8.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Margaritaville: 16.2 mi
- Devil's Slide: 14.6 mi
- Queen Hill: 19.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Riverside: 16.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 19.5 mi
- De Soto: 22.9 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 8.8 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 15.2 mi
- Boocker point: 13.1 mi
- King Hill: 21.4 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 13.3 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tara Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | NNW 338° | 361.12 m | 13.1 mi |
| King Hill | SSE 148° | 359 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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, 8 mi away.
- Bluegill41 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel38 obs
- Mallard30 obs
- Green Sunfish30 obs
- American Robin28 obs
- Monarch25 obs
- American Bullfrog20 obs
- House Sparrow19 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/184510713
Day trips start here
- Papillion · 1 mi
- Bellevue · 6 mi
- Omaha · 6 mi
- Gretna · 11 mi
- Council Bluffs · 12 mi
- Missouri Valley · 28 mi
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