Ghost town · Nebraska
De Soto
De Soto is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50115, -96.05671
- 0.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- DeSoto Townsite Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- De Soto National Wildlife Refuge: 2.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Camp Site: August 3-4 1804 Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Blair Optimist River Park: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Ball Field: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Fort Atkinson: 4.0 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 6.5 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 11.6 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 11.9 mi
- Fort Omaha Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
Artworks
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 12.4 mi
- Geese in Flight: 15.8 mi
- Mural: 16.2 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 58
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 8.5 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 9.5 mi
- South Building: 12.2 mi
- One-room Schoolhouse: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 42
- Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Rand Access: 3.8 mi
- California Bend: 4.8 mi
- California Revetment: 6.4 mi
- Tyson Bend Wildlife Area: 8.0 mi
Museums: 34
- Steamboat Museum: 3.1 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- Washington County Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Frahm House: 3.6 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 18
- Formal Garden: 15.4 mi
- Electrical Safety: 15.4 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 17.0 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Manchester Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Canopies: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Devil's Slide: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Boocker point: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of De Soto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | SSW 202° | 361.12 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Calhoun 4W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 9 mi
- Omaha · 18 mi
- Council Bluffs · 19 mi
- Papillion · 24 mi
- Bellevue · 25 mi
- Gretna · 27 mi
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