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Heritage Museum of Thurston County

Heritage Museum of Thurston County from directly overhead

Heritage Museum of Thurston County is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 405 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pender Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
405 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11535, -96.70877

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Pender Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bancroft Park: 10.1 mi
  • Bancroft Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
  • Aaron Park: 11.4 mi
  • Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 4
  • Blue Ox: 0.8 mi
  • Bell: 13.8 mi
  • Tank: 17.0 mi
  • Caboose: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Sea Ray Sandbar: 22.5 mi
  • West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 22.6 mi
  • West Sea Ray Sandbar: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Harp: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Blackbird Hill: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackbird HillE 96°426 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5220:2521:07
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5316:1316:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202537496171757365513624
Precip in0.71.01.73.24.04.53.43.63.02.31.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walthill 1E, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366492333

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