Durham Museum
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Durham Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nature Conservancy, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Durham Museum (formerly known as the Durham Western Heritage Museum) is located at 801 South 10th Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the United States' western region. The museum is housed in Omaha's former Union Station. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q5316537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Stile di Famiglia (Family Style): 0.3 mi
- Dream: 0.5 mi
- Walking Flower Times the Power of Five: 0.5 mi
- Planar and Tubular: 0.5 mi
- Love Exits: 0.5 mi
- Gene Leahy Mall: 0.5 mi
- Tiny House Backyard: 0.5 mi
- Dahlman Park: 0.5 mi
- First National Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark Landing: 0.8 mi
- William Henry Jackson Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- Building America Mural: 0.6 mi
- Omaha Centennial: 0.7 mi
- The Lynching of Will Brown: 0.7 mi
- The Lynching of George Smith: 0.7 mi
- Model Railroad: 1.0 mi
- Lauritzen Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Tiger: 1.6 mi
- Snow Leopard: 1.6 mi
- Takin & Goral: 1.6 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 0.1 mi
- Gibson Bend: 2.2 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 3.0 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 3.6 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Black Americana Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 0.8 mi
- Omaha Childrens Museum: 0.8 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 2.2 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Polina Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 0.3 mi
- Entrance Garden: 1.1 mi
- Canopies: 0.5 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Margaritaville: 11.1 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 8.3 mi
- Queen Hill: 22.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.6 mi
- De Soto: 18.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Riverside: 24.6 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 23.5 mi
- Boocker point: 12.9 mi
- King Hill: 24.3 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.4 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Durham Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 300° | 361.12 m | 12.9 mi |
| King Hill | SSE 168° | 359 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/107367985
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 4 mi
- Omaha · 4 mi
- Bellevue · 6 mi
- Papillion · 9 mi
- Gretna · 18 mi
- Missouri Valley · 21 mi
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