Union Pacific State Recreation Area
Union Pacific State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 670 m. The nearest named place is Coot Shallows State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
102 named places within 25 miles
- Blue Hole State Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Kearney Cotton Mill Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Sandy Channel State Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Elm Creek Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
- Coot Shallows State Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Blue Hole East State Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- East Odessa State Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Blue Hole State Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Kea West Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Trails and Rails Museum: 8.4 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 9.0 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 9.1 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 9.5 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 10.9 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 21.4 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 7.6 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 8.6 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 11.3 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 5.0 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 6.9 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 6.0 mi
- Yanney Beach: 7.7 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 6.9 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 7.6 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 7.7 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 8.8 mi
- Dobytown: 11.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 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 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 4 NE, 13 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake14 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad11 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
- Lined Snake6 obs
- Painted Turtle5 obs
- Largemouth Bass5 obs
- American Bullfrog4 obs
- Japanese Beetle4 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/690877265
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