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DeWitty

DeWitty from directly overhead

DeWitty is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 860 m. Giant Hill stands 1,033 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rat and Beaver Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 13 miles away. Sandhills Journey passes 21 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Cherry County, Nebraska, Unite States

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28460, -100.53630

12 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 2
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant HillWSW 246°1,033 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:55
June solstice06:0620:4021:23
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0916:2817:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838475868747263493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purdum, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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