Museum · Nebraska
Jefferson County Historical Museum
Jefferson County Historical Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 404 m. The nearest named place is Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Heritage Highway passes 1.0 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 404 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.13262, -97.17388
- 1.0 mi off the Heritage Highway
64 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 34
- McNish Park: 0.8 mi
- City Park: 0.9 mi
- Crystal Springs Park: 1.7 mi
- Jansen Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Rose Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Professional Surveyors Of The United States: 13.7 mi
- Sixth Principal Meridian: 13.7 mi
- Sixth Principal Meridian: 13.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 16.4 mi
- Bruning Army Airfield: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Flathead Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Leisure Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Meridian State Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Washington State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
- Saline County Easment State Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
Museums: 6
- Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum: 0.0 mi
- Fairbury City Museum: 1.0 mi
- Homestead National Monument Heritage Center: 21.2 mi
- Tobias Community Historical Museum: 21.5 mi
- Thayer County Museum: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Hollenberg Pony Express Station Visitor Center: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Underbridge Mario: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairbury 5S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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