Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
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Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters is a museum in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
The Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters is a museum and visitors' center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The museum interprets the story of the Mormon Trail along with the history of a temporary Mormon settlement known as Winter Quarters, which was located in the Florence area between 1846 and 1848. The museum is located on a bluff above and to the west of the Winter Quarters settlement site and is directly across the street from the historic Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1997.
Wikidata Q85786308, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- LDS Church
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Park: 0.2 mi
- Bank of Florence Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- North Market Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Danish Vennelyst Park: 0.5 mi
- Forest Lawn Park: 0.5 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 0.3 mi
- Mural: 3.8 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 3.8 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 4.6 mi
- Lone Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 5.1 mi
- The Offut Manor: 5.1 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 5.2 mi
- Missles: 5.2 mi
- Old Plane: 5.2 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 6.0 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Hitchcock Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Gibson Bend: 8.3 mi
- Cook Park: 8.5 mi
- Historic Florence Bank Museum: 0.3 mi
- Historic Florence Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Florence Mill Museum: 0.6 mi
- General Crook House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cafe Garden: 5.2 mi
- Entrance Garden: 5.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 5.3 mi
- Healing Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Canopies: 5.6 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Margaritaville: 15.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 2.4 mi
- Boocker point: 9.2 mi
- De Soto: 12.4 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 15.4 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | W 275° | 361.12 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 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 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha #1, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Omaha · 6 mi
- Council Bluffs · 7 mi
- Bellevue · 12 mi
- Papillion · 13 mi
- Missouri Valley · 16 mi
- Gretna · 20 mi
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