Antioch
Antioch is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,183 m. Morton Hill stands 1,305 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reno, a ghost town 6.3 miles away. Sandhills Journey runs past it. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States
How to reach it
- On the Sandhills Journey, National
- 16.2 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
22 named places within 25 miles
- Bower Park: 14.5 mi
- Central Park South: 14.8 mi
- Central Park: 14.9 mi
- Central Park North: 14.9 mi
- Carhenge Park: 15.0 mi
- Box Butte: 17.7 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 18.9 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 22.0 mi
- Morton Hill: 22.5 mi
- Lloyd Hill: 23.3 mi
- Knight Museum and Sandhills Center: 14.8 mi
- Sallows Military Museum: 15.0 mi
- The Fourd Seasons: 15.0 mi
- Carhenge: 15.0 mi
- Reno: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antioch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | NE 53° | 1,305 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cowboy Hill | WSW 241° | 1,293 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lloyd Hill | NE 49° | 1,286 m | 23.3 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | NW 315° | 1,230 m | 18.9 mi |
| Box Butte | NNW 329° | 1,218 m | 17.7 mi |
| Old Lady Beam Hill | SSE 155° | 1,195 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alliance Muni AP Asos, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Nebraska Panhandle · 22 mi
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