Carns
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. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Outlaw Trail
26 named places within 25 miles
- Bassett Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- Springview Park: 14.7 mi
- Keller Park State Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Long Pine State Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Keller Memorial Park: 17.5 mi
- Fred Thomas Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Thomas Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Pine Glen State Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Keller Park State Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Long Pine State Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- King Hill: 8.5 mi
- McClain Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 14.3 mi
- Nets Peak: 16.5 mi
- Ainsworth Table: 18.6 mi
- White Horse Museum: 19.7 mi
- Sellors-Barton Museum: 23.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Peak | WSW 258° | 793 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ainsworth Table | SW 234° | 750 m | 18.6 mi |
| McClain Hill | WNW 281° | 729 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 310° | 711 m | 14.3 mi |
| Huddle Table | W 278° | 697 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nets Peak | N 1° | 677 m | 16.5 mi |
| King Hill | ENE 62° | 578 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:22 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 12 mi away.
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