Hord Lake State Recreation Area

Hord Lake State Recreation Area is a park in Merrick, Nebraska. Hord Lake State Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Heber, as well as near Riverside Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heber Hord House.

Heber Hord House

House

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The Heber Hord House is a two-story frame house in Central City, Nebraska. It was designed by Omaha architects Fisher & Lawrie, and built in 1906 by Heber Hord, the only son of Thomas Benton Hord, a prominent business man and cattle rancher in Nebraska during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Heber Hord House is situated 2½ miles west of Hord Lake State Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central City and Overland.

Central City

Town

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Central City is a city in and the county seat of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Grand Island metropolitan area. The population was 3,039 at the 2020 census. Central City is situated 2½ miles west of Hord Lake State Recreation Area.

Overland

Hamlet

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Overland is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Overland had a population of 202. Overland is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hord Lake State Recreation Area.

Hordville

Village

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Hordville is a village in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hordville had a population of 131. Hordville is situated 4 miles southeast of Hord Lake State Recreation Area.

Hord Lake State Recreation Area

Type: Park
Description: park in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America
Category: recreation area
Location: Merrick, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.10751° or 41° 6′ 27″ north

Longitude

-97.95589° or 97° 57′ 21″ west

Elevation

1,683 feet (513 metres)

Open location code

86H4425V+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357757167

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5070394

Wikidata ID

Q49503032

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In Other Languages

“Hord Lake State Recreation Area” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hord Lake State Recreation Area”

Localities in the Area

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