Park · Nebraska
Waco Municipal Park
Waco Municipal Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 495 m. The nearest named place is Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 29 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 495 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.89501, -97.46283
- 29.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
88 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 47
- Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.2 mi
- South Ball Park: 6.0 mi
- Conns Park: 6.0 mi
- North Ball Park: 6.0 mi
- Duke Park: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 1.5 mi
- Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 6.3 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 7.0 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- Nebraska National Guard Museum: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 8
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 7.0 mi
- The Light Sculpture: 19.4 mi
- Open Book Sculpture: 19.5 mi
- Boiler Breakout: 19.5 mi
- Creation Sculpture: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- York Rest Area Westbound: 7.0 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Heartfelt Memorial: 19.4 mi
- War Memorial: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Smith Creek Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sawyer: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:22 | 17:06 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York, 7 mi away.
- Common Purslane2 obs
- Western Meadowlark1 obs
- Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
- common milkweed1 obs
- Black Medick1 obs
- hoary vervain1 obs
- American germander1 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1 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/357786469
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