Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:51 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:46 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F33 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 21 days26 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gretna 4ne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksNebraska Wesleyan University - Omahacollege · 2.3 miPapillion Creek Reservoir D-45reservoir · under a mileMetropolitan Community College - Elkhorn Valley Campuscollege · 2.7 miZorinsky Lakelake · 3.0 miBoys Town Reservoir Number 3reservoir · 2.3 miWiebe Reservoirlake · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBarrington Parkpark · under a milePacific Meadows Ii Parkpark · under a mileZorinsky Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.1 mi · 1,004 acresStanding Bear Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.7 mi · 544 acresWehrspann Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.3 mi · 1,196 acresGlacier Creek Preservestate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 322 acresSource: 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 201044 mi away, near Octavia, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighDouglas County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighHail Very HighTornado Very HighWinter weather Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 137main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Douglas County monitors, NE
Drinking waterMetropolitan Utilities Districtserves 660,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,141 ft348 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Health - Lakeside Hospital1.8 miPost officeBoys Town Post Office2.1 miTown hallBennington City Hall7.0 miPoliceDouglas County Sheriff's Office2.2 miFire stationOmaha Fire Department - Station 561.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 otherElementaryAldrich Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddlePeter Kiewit Middle School1.1 miSchoolLifegate Christian School1.1 miCollegeNebraska Wesleyan University - Omaha2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA15 miInterstateI-6804.9 miUS highwayUS 61.5 miAmtrakOmaha, NE OMA13 miCoachOmahaExpress Arrow13 miTransit2 stops within a mileMetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68120 ZIP area.
