Veterans Memorial Ball Field
Veterans Memorial Ball Field is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 329 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph Steyer Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 329 m
How to reach it
- On the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 0.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ralph Steyer Park: 0.3 mi
- Rhoades Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Tribute Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 0.8 mi
- Youth Sports Complex Park: 1.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 16.4 mi
- Geese in Flight: 18.0 mi
- Father Flannigan Statue: 18.9 mi
- The Work Continues: 18.9 mi
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 8.4 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 12.7 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 13.3 mi
- South Building: 15.1 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 1.9 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 8.5 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 13.2 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 15.9 mi
- Rand Access: 2.2 mi
- California Bend: 3.0 mi
- Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- California Revetment: 4.3 mi
- Tyson Bend Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 5.3 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- Frahm House: 7.8 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 11.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 18.0 mi
- Electrical Safety: 18.0 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 19.0 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 20.3 mi
- Midland Beach: 22.5 mi
- Jet Ski Beach: 22.8 mi
- Fremont Beach: 22.8 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Canopies: 21.8 mi
- De Soto: 4.6 mi
- Boocker point: 13.2 mi
- Devil's Slide: 14.7 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Ball Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | S 182° | 361.12 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 1 mi away.
- eastern redcedar80 obs
- American pokeweed41 obs
- tree-of-heaven18 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee15 obs
- Smooth Brome14 obs
- common morning-glory12 obs
- Amur honeysuckle12 obs
- Eastern Cottontail11 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/357791062
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 12 mi
- Omaha · 21 mi
- Council Bluffs · 24 mi
- Papillion · 27 mi
- Bellevue · 28 mi
- Gretna · 28 mi
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