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McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker

McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 846 m. The nearest named place is McCook Army Air Base Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 846 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.30523, -100.70078

Around it

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks30

Red Willow Area: 3.4 mi
South Lookout Observation Point: 3.5 mi
Prairie Dog: 4.0 mi
Indian Point Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Spring Creek Recreation Area: 4.6 mi

Museums3

Nature reserves3

Red Willow Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
Burton's Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi

Rest areas2

Harry Strunk Memorial Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Massacre Canyon Rest Area: 15.5 mi

Historic sites1

McCook Army Airfield: 0.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:47	19:19	19:55
June solstice	06:14	20:36	21:17
September equinox	07:31	19:06	19:42
December solstice	08:03	16:37	17:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	26	29	39	48	59	69	75	73	63	50	37	27
Precip in	0.3	0.4	1.1	2.0	2.8	3.3	3.2	2.9	1.7	1.7	0.6	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Willow DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357780081

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