Great Plains Black History Museum
Great Plains Black History Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston Love Sr, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
The Great Plains Black History Museum currently resides on the first floor of the historic Jewell Building in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was formerly located at 2213 Lake Street in the Near North Side neighborhood in North Omaha. It was housed in the Webster Telephone Exchange Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nationally renowned institution for more than 40 years, the museum includes more than 100,000 periodicals, manuscripts, photographs and research materials. The museum currently conducts programs and presents exhibits throughout Omaha, the State of Nebraska, regionally and nationally upon request. It is the largest museum devoted to the black experience on the Great Plains.
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Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q5599769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Preston Love Sr: 0.1 mi
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr: 0.1 mi
- Strehlow Terrace: 0.5 mi
- North 24th Street Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition: 0.8 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 0.1 mi
- Mural: 0.1 mi
- IDEAL: 0.9 mi
- The Road to Omaha: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Ascending: 1.3 mi
- Twenty-Second and Willis Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Burdette Park: 0.2 mi
- Conestoga Park: 0.3 mi
- Logan Park: 0.5 mi
- Sustainable Spaces: 0.6 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 1.8 mi
- The Offut Manor: 1.8 mi
- Missles: 2.4 mi
- Old Plane: 2.4 mi
- USS Marlin: 2.4 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 2.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Gibson Bend: 4.4 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 4.9 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 5.8 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 1.7 mi
- Omaha Childrens Museum: 1.7 mi
- Durham Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cafe Garden: 1.3 mi
- Entrance Garden: 1.3 mi
- Polina Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.0 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Canopies: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 12.9 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Devil's Slide: 6.2 mi
- Queen Hill: 24.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.7 mi
- De Soto: 16.3 mi
- Riverside: 24.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 11.5 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 24.3 mi
- Boocker point: 11.1 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Plains Black History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 294° | 361.12 m | 11.1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492290
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 3 mi
- Council Bluffs · 5 mi
- Bellevue · 8 mi
- Papillion · 10 mi
- Gretna · 18 mi
- Missouri Valley · 19 mi
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