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First Oil Well Historical Marker

First Oil Well Historical Marker from directly overhead

First Oil Well Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 290 m. Albany Hill stands 389 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanton Lake Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

park in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States of America

Wikidata Q134876971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.06537, -95.67201

109 named places within 25 miles

Museums: 17
Historic sites: 14
  • Windmill: 14.3 mi
  • Totem Pole: 14.5 mi
  • Grave of Homer White: 16.1 mi
  • Civil War Cannon: 16.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Ray of Sunshine: 13.2 mi
  • Hook-Up Towing UFO: 16.0 mi
  • Beautiful City of Maples: 16.2 mi
  • Spirit of Hiawatha: 16.3 mi
  • Perk Coffee Cup: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 1
Peaks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Angel Falls: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Hiawatha Pollinator Plot: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Albany HillSW 217°389 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5520:1520:56
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4216:1817:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263143536474777567554131
Precip in0.61.02.13.54.64.85.23.83.32.71.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls City Brenner FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357788622

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