The Sandhills Historical Marker
The Sandhills Historical Marker is a historic site in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 871 m. Giant Hill stands 1,033 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Haumann Sisters: Lost in the Sandhills, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Sandhills Journey runs past it. 4 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49569994, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 871 m
How to reach it
- On the Sandhills Journey, National
- 25.5 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
4 named places within 25 miles
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sandhills Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Hill | NW 313° | 1,033 m | 20.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSE 147° | 922 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:40 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purdum, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357779054
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