Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:56 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:48 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 14°F29 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 18 days42 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lincoln Muni Ap station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksConestoga Campgroundcampground · 1.7 miConestoga Lakelake · 2.1 miPawnee Lakelake · 4.0 miPawnee State Recreation Area Lakeview Campgroundcampground · 4.7 miFlader Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miSeward County Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsConestoga Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.6 mi · 758 acresConestoga Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 2.2 mi · 149 acresConestoga Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 149 acresPawnee Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.3 mi · 1,660 acresPawnee Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 3.7 mi · 345 acresStiefel-Johnson Trailheadrecreation area · 2.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201040 mi away, near Octavia, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLancaster County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025240 of 281 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, NE
Drinking waterCity of Lincolnserves 296,000 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
Elevation1,292 ft394 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLincoln Regional Center5.9 miPost officeDenton Post Office4.0 miTown hallPleasant Dale Village Hall4.8 miPoliceLincoln Police Department7.2 miFire stationSouthwest Rural Fire District Station 34.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLincoln Airport LNK5.5 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA61 miInterstateI-802.0 miUS highwayUS 63.7 miAmtrakLincoln, NE LNK7.0 miCoachLincolnExpress Arrow11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68542 ZIP area.
