Ghost town · Nebraska
Mars
Mars is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Council Hill stands 567 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancient Tortoise, a artwork 1.3 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 22 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates42.42972, -98.13417
- 22.3 mi off the Outlaw Trail
42 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 21
- Prairie States Forestry Project Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Brunswick Park: 10.5 mi
- Winnetoon Park: 10.5 mi
- Church Park: 10.7 mi
- Greg Paesi Memorial Field: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park: 1.3 mi
- Grove Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Grove Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Greenvale State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Bohemia Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 17.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Verdigre Heritage Museum: 12.8 mi
- Klown Doll Museum: 18.3 mi
- Antelope County Museum: 21.4 mi
- Ponca Tribe Museum: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 3
- Council Hill: 7.5 mi
- Stony Butte: 16.5 mi
- Maidens Leap: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Ancient Tortoise: 1.3 mi
- Battling Rhinos: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Memorial of White Buffalo Girl: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Hill | E 93° | 567 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stony Butte | NNW 347° | 515 m | 16.5 mi |
| Maidens Leap | NNE 23° | 394 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creighton, 12 mi away.
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