Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker
Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker is an attraction in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,148 m. Haystack Butte stands 1,271 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Deuel County Fairgrounds, a park 2.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34888318, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1148 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 1.1 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
- Deuel County Fairgrounds: 2.0 mi
- Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker: 2.6 mi
- Pony Express Park: 3.0 mi
- Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Sedgwick Bar State Game Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 5.0 mi
- Flat Top: 13.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 18.3 mi
- Marks Butte: 19.2 mi
- Barn Butte: 20.5 mi
- Lodgepole Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
- Julesburg Depot Museum: 15.4 mi
- The Fort Sedgwick Museum: 15.4 mi
- Old Ford Garage: 15.4 mi
- Garden County Museum: 23.6 mi
- Eagles Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Coumbe Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Signal Bluff: 22.8 mi
- B24 crash memorial graves: 4.3 mi
- Pony Express historical trail marker: 16.6 mi
- Pony Express: 16.6 mi
- Swept Away: 16.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Julesburg: 16.6 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Westbound: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Butte | WSW 242° | 1,271 m | 21.2 mi |
| Marks Butte | S 178° | 1,242 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Vernon | NNW 347° | 1,215 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flat Top | SW 221° | 1,207 m | 13.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SW 226° | 1,178 m | 18.3 mi |
| McCuligan Butte | NNE 23° | 1,133 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNE 13° | 1,113 m | 21.2 mi |
| Windlass Hill | ENE 61° | 1,104 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chappell, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357778807
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