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The 100th Meridian Historical Marker

The 100th Meridian Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 759 m. Odencranze Table stands 914 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is UP 25335, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49569791, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
759 m
Inscription
THE 100TH MERIDIAN

How to reach it

Coordinates40.85689, -99.98497

76 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • UP 25335: 0.0 mi
  • COZAD: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Cozad Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Etna: 22.3 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Shelter: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wyoming Rainbow: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The 100th Meridian Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Odencranze TableNNW 331°914 m23.7 mi
Hansen TableN 356°909 m21.2 mi
Rock Island TableNNW 342°903 m20.5 mi
Stop TableN 351°886 m25.0 mi
Redfern TableN 9°877 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:0920:3421:16
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice08:0216:3217:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283041506071767365523929
Precip in0.40.61.12.74.13.73.43.31.71.90.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gothenburg, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357783248

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