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Lone Tree

Lone Tree is a historic site in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Mumpumpey Hill stands 603 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mormon Trail historical marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.10490, -98.02015

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 6
  • Merrick County Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Plainsman Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Howard County Historical Village: 23.9 mi
  • Gruber House: 24.0 mi
  • Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Unicorn: 7.0 mi
  • Luther's Seal Mosaic: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mumpumpey HillW 271°603 m22.7 mi
Pool HillW 263°601 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0020:2721:09
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5516:2317:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242840506171747265523827
Precip in0.80.81.52.74.74.03.43.52.42.31.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Central City, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/357785533

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