Windmill State Recreation Area
Windmill State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 625 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibbon Historical Marker, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 625 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibbon Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Nebraska Centre - Boyd Ranch Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Davis Park: 3.2 mi
- Rowe Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Kea West Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 9.6 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 11.0 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 12.6 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 7.5 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 10.7 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 13.2 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 14.1 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
- Big Bird House: 19.1 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 13.1 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 14.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.2 mi
- Yanney Beach: 14.1 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 14.1 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 14.9 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 14.9 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 16.8 mi
- Topeka Peak: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windmill State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | E 91° | 638 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:29 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:28 | 17:12 |
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, 9 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane26 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad5 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird4 obs
- Monarch4 obs
- Common Garter Snake3 obs
- dandelions3 obs
- Red Admiral3 obs
- hairy vetch3 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/290264516
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