Museum · Nebraska
Museum of the High Plains
Museum of the High Plains is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 782 m. The nearest named place is Jaycees Ball Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 782 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.20129, -100.62544
36 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 27
- Jaycees Ball Park: 0.1 mi
- Senator George Norris State Historical Site: 0.2 mi
- Norris Park: 0.2 mi
- Elks City Park: 0.4 mi
- Felling Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 3
- McCook Army Air Base Museum: 8.3 mi
- Hitchcock County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Harry Strunk Memorial Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Massacre Canyon Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
- McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- McCook Army Airfield: 8.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:35 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:37 | 17:21 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccook Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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