War Axe State Recreation Area
War Axe State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 612 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Denman Island State Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 612 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Denman Island State Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Hannon Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 2.6 mi
- Susan O Hail Grave Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
- Windmill State Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Gibbon Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 10.4 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 15.1 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 16.5 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 18.1 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 18.2 mi
- Big Bird House: 15.0 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 16.2 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 18.7 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 19.5 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 19.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.8 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 19.6 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 20.4 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 24.1 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 19.6 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 20.4 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 22.5 mi
- Yanney Beach: 19.6 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 21.3 mi
- Topeka Peak: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of War Axe State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | E 101° | 638 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
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, 14 mi away.
- American Bumble Bee10 obs
- Black Swallowtail6 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee4 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee4 obs
- Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly4 obs
- Painted Lady3 obs
- Monarch3 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/290263247
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