Wayside
Wayside is a ghost town in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,112 m. Pine Butte stands 1,366 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
ghost town in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Wayside Butte: 1.8 mi
- Wolf Butte: 11.0 mi
- Pete Smith Hill: 12.0 mi
- Lone Butte: 12.5 mi
- Limestone Butte: 12.9 mi
- The Fort Pierre - Fort Laramie Trail Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Boog Horse Park: 15.8 mi
- Chadron Commercial Historic District: 16.2 mi
- Mary E. Smith-Hayward Square: 16.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 16.4 mi
- Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center: 16.7 mi
- Dawes County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- Museum of the Fur Trade: 19.4 mi
- Crawford Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Fort Robinson State Park Museum: 24.8 mi
- Cowboy Artwork: 13.4 mi
- C-Hill: 16.9 mi
- Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Crawford School Bell Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Research & Visitor Center: 21.4 mi
- Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center: 22.6 mi
- West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wayside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Butte | WSW 238° | 1,366 m | 21.2 mi |
| Roundtop | WSW 237° | 1,346 m | 20.8 mi |
| Red Cloud Buttes | SSW 209° | 1,308 m | 23.7 mi |
| Crown Butte | S 188° | 1,288 m | 22.8 mi |
| Crow Butte | SSW 192° | 1,287 m | 22.6 mi |
| Giants Coffins Butte | SSW 207° | 1,285 m | 23.5 mi |
| Barrel Butte | S 181° | 1,273 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SSW 207° | 1,270 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chadron Muni AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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