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Mari Sandoz Museum

Mari Sandoz Museum from directly overhead

Mari Sandoz Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,189 m. Morton Hill stands 1,305 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mari Sandoz State Historical Marker, a park 8.5 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 19 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1189 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49499, -102.20352

19 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Parks: 6
  • Mari Sandoz State Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
  • Modisett Park: 20.4 mi
  • Winship Park: 21.6 mi
  • Wayland Park: 21.7 mi
  • Opening the Sandhills Historical Marker: 22.7 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
  • AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morton HillS 185°1,305 m15.9 mi
Wolf HillS 173°1,305 m17.0 mi
Lloyd HillS 187°1,286 m14.4 mi
Argo HillS 183°1,284 m12.2 mi
Big HillSE 133°1,261 m11.1 mi
Box ButteW 264°1,171 m21.5 mi
Lone ButteNNW 344°1,115 m14.6 mi
Rock HillNNE 29°1,083 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:30
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3416:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736445565727061473425
Precip in0.30.50.72.33.13.22.82.01.71.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellsworth 15 NNE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366492284

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