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Nebraska National Trails Museum

Nebraska National Trails Museum from directly overhead

Nebraska National Trails Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 978 m. Bear Hill stands 1,185 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Petrified Wood Gallery, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
978 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12506, -101.71400

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Beaches: 4
  • Ogallala Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Divers Bay Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Martin Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Cedar View Beach: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Ogallala Rest Area Eastbound (MM 123): 3.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Perkins County Museum: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear HillNNW 347°1,185 m21.6 mi
Windlass HillWNW 294°1,104 m22.9 mi
Big Bald HillNE 54°1,056 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1519:4220:24
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1015:3816:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283040485970767465513829
Precip in0.50.61.12.23.23.12.92.11.51.30.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ogallala, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366492419

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