Bruning Army Airfield
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Bruning Army Airfield is a historic site in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. The nearest named place is Dry Sandy State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.2 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 13 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Airport in Nebraska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q3887981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Abandoned WWII military airbase.
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Heritage Highway
52 named places within 25 miles
- Dry Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Meridian State Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Sora State Waterfowl Production Area: 12.0 mi
- Alexandria State Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Western City Park: 13.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 14.5 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 14.6 mi
- Willard Park: 15.0 mi
- Tobias Community Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Thayer County Museum: 8.8 mi
- Fairbury City Museum: 18.9 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
- Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum: 20.0 mi
- Forty-Niner Trail Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
- Professional Surveyors Of The United States: 23.7 mi
- Sixth Principal Meridian: 23.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebron, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8058363112
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