Wayland Park
Wayland Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,083 m. Rattlesnake Peak stands 1,203 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scamahorn Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
18 named places within 25 miles
- Winship Park: 0.1 mi
- Opening the Sandhills Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Modisett Park: 14.8 mi
- Three Moccasin Park: 22.7 mi
- Walgren Lake State Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Lone Butte: 8.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Maria: 14.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 15.9 mi
- Bomar Hill: 22.1 mi
- Scamahorn Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Tri State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- Sheridan County Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Mari Sandoz Museum: 21.7 mi
- Wounded Knee Massacre Site: 24.3 mi
- Wounded Knee cemetery: 24.4 mi
- AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 0.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wayland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Peak | WNW 301° | 1,203 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bomar Hill | W 280° | 1,179 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Maria | WNW 292° | 1,148 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lone Butte | SSW 206° | 1,115 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rock Hill | SE 132° | 1,083 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gordon 6N, 6 mi away.
- Eurasian Collared-Dove4 obs
- Turkey Vulture3 obs
- Mourning Dove2 obs
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Cedar Waxwing1 obs
- Common Grackle1 obs
- American Robin1 obs
- House Sparrow1 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/445180838
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