Plains Historical Museum
Plains Historical Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,436 m. Panorama Point stands 1,655 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Highway Marker, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1436 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
23 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Pine Butte: 16.3 mi
- Billy Goat Hill: 19.5 mi
- Lovers Leap Butte: 20.2 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 21.4 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Lincoln Highway Marker: 0.2 mi
- Maginnis Irrigation Flume historical marker: 6.0 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 18.1 mi
- Nebraska/Wyoming Abandoned Gas Station: 20.6 mi
- Our Lady of Peace Shrine: 20.6 mi
- Kimball City Park: 0.2 mi
- Gotte Park: 0.7 mi
- Pine Bluffs Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza: 21.4 mi
- Shelbys Park: 21.4 mi
- Abandoned Drive In: 0.8 mi
- Welcome to Potter: 18.0 mi
- Texas Trail Museum: 21.5 mi
- Banner County Museum: 22.6 mi
- Nebraska Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
- Pine Bluffs: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plains Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama Point | SW 231° | 1,655 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | NNW 348° | 1,500 m | 20.2 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | N 8° | 1,465 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | NNE 29° | 1,464 m | 16.3 mi |
| Billy Goat Hill | SSE 154° | 1,431 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,411 m | 22.1 mi |
| Dipper Hill | SSE 165° | 1,408 m | 23.3 mi |
| The Rocks | SSE 152° | 1,367 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kimball 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492121
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