General Crook House Museum
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General Crook House Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 335 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Crook House Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
The General George Crook House Museum is located in Fort Omaha. The Fort is located in the Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and is a contributing property to the Fort Omaha Historic District.
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Wikidata Q5531820, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 335 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Crook House Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Florence Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Graham Triangle Park: 0.9 mi
- Crown Point Park: 1.0 mi
- Spaulding Park: 1.1 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 1.8 mi
- Mural: 2.1 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 2.1 mi
- IDEAL: 3.1 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 3.4 mi
- The Offut Manor: 3.5 mi
- Missles: 3.9 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 3.9 mi
- Old Plane: 3.9 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.3 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Gibson Bend: 6.6 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 7.1 mi
- Cook Park: 7.4 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 1.3 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: 1.7 mi
- Historic Florence Bank Museum: 1.9 mi
- Historic Florence Depot Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cafe Garden: 3.5 mi
- Entrance Garden: 3.5 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 3.6 mi
- Healing Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Canopies: 3.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Margaritaville: 14.6 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Devil's Slide: 4.1 mi
- Boocker point: 9.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- De Soto: 14.1 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Crook House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 285° | 361.12 m | 9.7 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492282
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 5 mi
- Council Bluffs · 6 mi
- Bellevue · 11 mi
- Papillion · 12 mi
- Missouri Valley · 18 mi
- Gretna · 19 mi
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