Ancient Tortoise
Ancient Tortoise is an artwork in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 525 m. Council Hill stands 567 m to the east, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Battling Rhinos, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Outlaw Trail passes 23 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Outlaw Trail
40 named places within 25 miles
- Prairie States Forestry Project Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Brunswick Park: 11.1 mi
- Church Park: 11.3 mi
- Winnetoon Park: 11.8 mi
- Greg Paesi Memorial Field: 12.7 mi
- Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park: 0.2 mi
- Grove Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Grove Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Greenvale State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Hackberry Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Verdigre Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Klown Doll Museum: 19.2 mi
- Antelope County Museum: 21.2 mi
- Ponca Tribe Museum: 23.6 mi
- Council Hill: 8.6 mi
- Stony Butte: 16.8 mi
- Battling Rhinos: 0.0 mi
- Mars: 1.3 mi
- Memorial of White Buffalo Girl: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ancient Tortoise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Hill | E 88° | 567 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stony Butte | N 351° | 515 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creighton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11113084077
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