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Carns

Carns from directly overhead

Carns is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 571 m. Antelope Peak stands 793 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fred Thomas Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.2 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 12 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73472, -99.48233

27 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
Peaks: 7
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope PeakWSW 258°793 m22.8 mi
Ainsworth TableSW 234°750 m18.6 mi
McClain HillWNW 281°729 m11.4 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 310°711 m14.3 mi
Huddle TableW 278°697 m22.3 mi
Nets PeakN 1°677 m16.5 mi
King HillENE 62°578 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3721:20
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212535455767737162483424
Precip in0.60.81.53.24.14.03.43.02.82.20.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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