Local servicesHospitalCHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital3.8 miPost officeKearney Post Office3.9 miTown hallKearney City Hall4.2 miPoliceBuffalo County Sheriff's Office4.3 miFire stationKearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKearney Regional Airport EAR1.1 miInterstateI-804.4 miUS highwayUS 302.0 miAmtrakHoldrege, NE HLD28 miCoachKearney (Pump and Pantry)Greyhound4.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min6:05 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:56 am – 5:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 14°F26 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 13 days31 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kearney 4 Ne station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Nebraska at Kearneycollege · 4.7 miStaubitz and Holmes Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miLake Kearneylake · 4.7 miBuffalo Islandisland · 4.6 miGovernor Islandisland · 4.7 miKearney Reservoirreservoir · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatriot Parkpark · under a mile · 59 acresHarvey Parkpark · 2.8 miFort Kearny State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.1 miBufflehead Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 miBassway Strip Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 868 acresCottonmill Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 155 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 9 Oct 198139 mi away, near Dannebrog, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Sep 201044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBuffalo County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025278 of 337 days measured57 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 118main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, NE, 28 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Kearneyserves 34,000 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,132 ft650 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
