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Veterans Park

Veterans Park from directly overhead

Veterans Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 567 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88057, -98.36117

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 3
Peaks: 3
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 4.4 mi
  • Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topeka PeakSW 224°638 m17.1 mi
Mumpumpey HillNNW 343°603 m16.4 mi
Pool HillNNW 331°601 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0320:2821:09
September equinox07:2218:5619:32
December solstice07:5516:2517:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041516273777567534029
Precip in0.60.71.42.54.74.03.53.22.02.01.10.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand IS Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.

  • American Robin16 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel14 obs
  • Mallard13 obs
  • Western Honey Bee13 obs
  • Wild Turkey11 obs
  • Swainson's Thrush11 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco10 obs
  • Northern Flicker10 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357765263

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