Museum of American Speed
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Museum of American Speed is a museum in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. The nearest named place is Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
The story
The Museum of American Speed is a nonprofit automobile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, exhibiting a collection of American racing vehicles, performance parts, and automotive memorabilia spanning early 20th-century racing to modern Indy Cars. It has been in operation since 1992. As of 2013, the museum was housed in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2) facility. Exhibits include classic midget cars, go-karts, motorized toys, antique cars, a Soap Box Derby collection, automotive memorabilia, Buck Rogers memorabilia, model cars, as well as a music room that houses a collection of autographed guitars on the ceiling.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q22671287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Horse: 0.8 mi
- Reflection: 0.9 mi
- Ulysses: 1.0 mi
- Variable Wedge: 1.0 mi
- Without Echo: 1.0 mi
- Donald and Lorena Meier Commons: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Mall: 1.3 mi
- Trago Spray Park: 1.8 mi
- Lintel Park: 1.9 mi
- McWilliams Park: 2.1 mi
- Sheldon Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Madden Garden: 1.1 mi
- Burnett Garden: 1.2 mi
- Cather Garden: 1.2 mi
- Love Library Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Lincolns Founding Block Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- University of Nebraska Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- North Bottoms Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- National Champions: 1.1 mi
- Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Hands-On Prairie: 4.0 mi
- Harrington Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Hilltop Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Verley Prairie: 4.7 mi
- Prairie Pines Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 0.4 mi
- Robber's Cave Tours: 2.8 mi
- Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 3.0 mi
- Roca Berry Farm: 12.0 mi
- Master Tables: 3.7 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi
- shoreline to reservoir: 22.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
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 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/211451259
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