Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center
Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center is an attraction in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,120 m. Pants Butte stands 1,449 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Death of Baptiste Garnier Historical Marker, a park 0.1 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1120 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
89 named places within 25 miles
- The Death of Baptiste Garnier Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Finnegan Park: 0.3 mi
- Crawford City Park: 0.3 mi
- Crawford City Park: 0.4 mi
- Officers Row Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Saddle Rock: 1.5 mi
- Lovers Leap Butte: 1.9 mi
- Giants Coffins Butte: 2.1 mi
- Red Cloud Buttes: 2.6 mi
- Crow Butte: 4.3 mi
- Crawford Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Fort Robinson State Park Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fort Robinson History Center: 3.1 mi
- Trailside Museum of Natural History: 3.1 mi
- Dawes County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Crawford School Bell Historical Marker: 0.5 mi
- Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
- Fort Laramie - Fort Robinson Trail Historical Marker: 22.5 mi
- West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Research & Visitor Center: 13.7 mi
- C-Hill: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pants Butte | W 281° | 1,449 m | 20.6 mi |
| First Woman Mound | SE 130° | 1,420 m | 10.1 mi |
| Carnegie Hill | SW 221° | 1,367 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Butte | NW 316° | 1,366 m | 13.2 mi |
| University Hill | SW 221° | 1,359 m | 24.6 mi |
| Roundtop | NW 317° | 1,346 m | 12.9 mi |
| Red Cloud Buttes | W 270° | 1,308 m | 2.6 mi |
| Crown Butte | ESE 107° | 1,288 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Robinson, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366489721
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