Walnut Creek West Picnic Area
Walnut Creek West Picnic Area is a picnic site in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Creek Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Papillion
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Papillion Boy Scouts' Cabin: 1.8 mi
- Springfield Community Hall historical marker: 5.1 mi
- Millard Oaks Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Overland Hills 5 Park: 0.7 mi
- Summit Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Overland Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Trumble Park: 1.3 mi
- Kingsbury Hills Park: 1.3 mi
- Cape II (Cape Two): 5.4 mi
- Zorbus: 5.4 mi
- Hammerjack: 5.4 mi
- JK: 5.5 mi
- Railroad Spikes: 5.6 mi
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party: 6.2 mi
- Homesick Angel: 8.0 mi
- Tom's Treehouse: 8.5 mi
- Nebraska Constitution Tree: 8.7 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 9.1 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 6.7 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 8.0 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 8.3 mi
- Forest City Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Immanuel Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 8.9 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 9.2 mi
- Healing Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Canopies: 11.0 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Margaritaville: 17.7 mi
- Riverside: 15.1 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Factoryville: 23.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 17.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 18.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 12.7 mi
- Boocker point: 14.9 mi
- King Hill: 20.2 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.3 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Creek West Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | NNW 346° | 361.12 m | 14.9 mi |
| King Hill | SE 142° | 359 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield 7E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1298533459
Day trips start here
- Papillion · 2 mi
- Bellevue · 7 mi
- Gretna · 9 mi
- Omaha · 9 mi
- Council Bluffs · 14 mi
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