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Minersville

Minersville from directly overhead

Minersville is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is M U Payne Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.7 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59690, -95.78920

106 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail & Visitors Center: 5.2 mi
  • Old Fort Kearny Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
  • John Brown Park: 6.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 6.8 mi
  • Steinhart Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 5
  • Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
  • J. Sterling Morton Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Peru State College Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
  • Atchison County Walk of Honor: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peru Trail Depot: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillN 354°359 m21.6 mi
Brickyard HillSE 127°344 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5320:1720:58
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4416:1617:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840516272767466544029
Precip in0.91.11.93.45.44.94.42.93.23.01.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nebraska City 2NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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