Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting
Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting is a museum in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kregel Windmill Factory Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
city and county seat of Otoe County, Nebraska, United States
Dates from 1855.
Wikidata Q286025, matched on coordinates and name (244 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- NCFD
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Heritage Highway
98 named places within 25 miles
- John Brown Park: 0.5 mi
- Steinhart Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Fort Kearny Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Arbor Lodge State Historical Park: 0.9 mi
- Nebraska City Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- M U Payne Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Percival I-29 Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Waubonsie State Park: 9.2 mi
- Militia Howl Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Kregel Windmill Factory Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Freighters Museum: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Veterans Museum: 0.3 mi
- Taylor-Wessel-Bickel House: 0.5 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.7 mi
- Sinister Sidney: 12.9 mi
- Cass County Fairgrounds: 21.8 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 22.1 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
- Minersville: 6.7 mi
- Factoryville: 10.1 mi
- Sonora: 16.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Scott City: 22.4 mi
- Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 0.5 mi
- J. Sterling Morton Monument: 0.7 mi
- Peru State College Historical Marker: 15.6 mi
- King Hill: 16.0 mi
- Brickyard Hill: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Queen Hill: 17.8 mi
- Peru Trail Depot: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | N 6° | 359 m | 16.0 mi |
| Brickyard Hill | SE 133° | 344 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nebraska City 2NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2903238821
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