Fort Omaha Historical Marker
Fort Omaha Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 321 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is General Crook House Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34878012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 321 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Crook House Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Florence Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bluff View Park: 0.9 mi
- Spaulding Park: 0.9 mi
- Sherman Community Center: 1.1 mi
- Malcolm X Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition: 1.4 mi
- Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi & Internat’l Exposition & Indian Congress of 1898: 1.4 mi
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr: 1.8 mi
- Preston Love Sr: 1.8 mi
- Mural: 1.8 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 1.8 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 2.1 mi
- IDEAL: 2.8 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 3.2 mi
- The Offut Manor: 3.3 mi
- Missles: 3.6 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 3.6 mi
- Old Plane: 3.6 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Gibson Bend: 6.3 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 6.8 mi
- Cook Park: 7.1 mi
- General Crook House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: 2.0 mi
- Cafe Garden: 3.2 mi
- Entrance Garden: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Garden: 3.4 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Healing Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Canopies: 3.6 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Margaritaville: 14.4 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 4.3 mi
- Boocker point: 9.9 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 13.4 mi
- De Soto: 14.4 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Omaha Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 286° | 361.12 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357794754
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 5 mi
- Council Bluffs · 6 mi
- Bellevue · 10 mi
- Papillion · 11 mi
- Missouri Valley · 18 mi
- Gretna · 19 mi
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