Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker
Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,098 m. First Woman Mound stands 1,420 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. Gold Rush Byway runs past it. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34920225, matched on coordinates and name (917 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,098 m
How to reach it
- On the Gold Rush Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Point: 2.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 2.7 mi
- Flannigan Butte: 2.9 mi
- Flag Butte: 4.9 mi
- Coffee Mill Butte: 6.3 mi
- Cliffs Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Amphitheatre: 5.0 mi
- Dean's Green: 5.0 mi
- War Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Wilson Park: 5.1 mi
- Dawes County Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
- Museum of the Fur Trade: 6.6 mi
- Heritage Center I: 16.7 mi
- Heritage Center II: 16.7 mi
- C-Hill: 4.6 mi
- West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Beaver Wall: 18.0 mi
- Crawford School Bell Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Woman Mound | SW 230° | 1,420 m | 16.8 mi |
| Red Cloud Buttes | W 260° | 1,308 m | 23.6 mi |
| Crown Butte | WSW 249° | 1,288 m | 16.2 mi |
| Crow Butte | WSW 252° | 1,287 m | 17.4 mi |
| Giants Coffins Butte | W 259° | 1,285 m | 23.1 mi |
| Barrel Butte | WSW 244° | 1,273 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | W 260° | 1,270 m | 22.9 mi |
| Flannigan Butte | WSW 237° | 1,255 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chadron 3SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357777704
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