Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 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 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F33 in of rain a yearwettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 23 days15 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Omaha #1 station, 8 mi away; rain from Omaha 13.2 Wsw; snow from Bennington 3wsw
Nearby landmarksNebraska Wesleyan University - Omahacollege · 1.0 miBellevue University - Lozier Professional Centercollege · 1.5 miCandlewood Reservoirlake · under a mileBoys Town Reservoir Number 3reservoir · 1.0 miLake Regencylake · 2.1 miBoys Town Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLinden Estates Parkpark · under a mileCandlewood Ii Parkpark · under a mileStanding Bear Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.9 mi · 544 acresZorinsky Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.7 mi · 1,004 acresGlacier Creek Preservestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 322 acresGlenn Cunningham Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.3 mi · 1,543 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 201047 mi away, near Octavia, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201047 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
Elevation1,103 ft336 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoys Town National Research Hospital1.5 miPost officeBoys Town Post Office1.2 miTown hallRalston City Hall6.1 miPoliceDouglas County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationBoys Town Fire and Rescue1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 3 otherElementaryColumbian Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolFriedel Jewish Academyunder a mileHighBurke High Schoolunder a mileCollegeNebraska Wesleyan University - Omaha1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA12 miInterstateI-6801.9 miUS highwayUS 6under a mileAmtrakOmaha, NE OMA9.8 miCoachOmahaExpress Arrow9.2 miTransit1 stop 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 68155 ZIP area.
