Old Freighters Museum
Old Freighters Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting, a museum 0.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Heritage Highway
99 named places within 25 miles
- John Brown Park: 0.7 mi
- Steinhart Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Fort Kearny Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Nebraska City Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Arbor Lodge State Historical Park: 0.9 mi
- M U Payne Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Percival I-29 Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Waubonsie State Park: 9.2 mi
- Militia Howl Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting: 0.3 mi
- Kregel Windmill Factory Museum: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Veterans Museum: 0.5 mi
- Taylor-Wessel-Bickel House: 0.6 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.6 mi
- Sinister Sidney: 12.8 mi
- Cass County Fairgrounds: 21.6 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 22.3 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 22.4 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 22.4 mi
- Minersville: 7.0 mi
- Factoryville: 9.9 mi
- Sonora: 16.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Scott City: 22.7 mi
- J. Sterling Morton Monument: 0.7 mi
- Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Peru State College Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
- King Hill: 15.8 mi
- Brickyard Hill: 20.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Queen Hill: 17.5 mi
- Peru Trail Depot: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Freighters Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | N 6° | 359 m | 15.8 mi |
| Brickyard Hill | SE 133° | 344 m | 20.7 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/366492323
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