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Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker

Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker from directly overhead

Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 423 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Outlaw Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34886566, matched on coordinates and name (356 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
423 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61972, -97.26850

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 7
Artworks: 6
  • William Shakespeare: 20.7 mi
  • Architrave: 20.8 mi
  • Brenna: 20.8 mi
  • W. O. "Doc" Farber: 20.9 mi
  • Legacy: 20.9 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Shakespeare Garden: 20.7 mi
  • HyVee Garden: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Hobie Cat Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillESE 116°468 m22.8 mi
Boy Scout HillE 82°430 m23.6 mi
Pumpkin HillENE 77°429 m21.5 mi
Indian HillE 81°426 m23.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillENE 76°395 m22.3 mi
Spirit MoundNE 42°390 m23.6 mi
Volcano HillENE 78°382 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:41
June solstice05:5220:2821:11
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5716:1316:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475970747164503624
Precip in0.60.81.53.24.44.63.53.33.02.61.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartington, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357782742

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