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Dixon County Museum

Dixon County Museum from directly overhead

Dixon County Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 466 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the north-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Historical Tree Grove, a park 0.9 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 10 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
466 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41635, -96.84505

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 16
Peaks: 8
Artworks: 4
  • Harp: 11.0 mi
  • Towers of Time: 13.9 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 23.3 mi
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dale Street Community Garden: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillNNW 344°468 m4.1 mi
Boy Scout HillN 6°430 m17.5 mi
Pumpkin HillN 358°429 m18.7 mi
Indian HillN 5°426 m17.9 mi
Lookout HillNNE 28°411 m14.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 0°395 m19.3 mi
Dakota PointENE 63°394 m21.3 mi
Volcano HillN 3°382 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:40
June solstice05:5120:2621:09
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5416:1316:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202436486070747264513624
Precip in0.61.01.62.84.04.63.13.52.92.51.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366492322

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