Plainsman Museum
Plainsman Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 545 m. The nearest named place is Refshauge Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
The Plainsman Museum is a museum located in Aurora, Nebraska, focusing on the history of the settlers and their descendants in the central Nebraska plains region. It was officially dedicated on July 4, 1976, as a part of the American national bicentennial, and consists of a complex of buildings housing various items demonstrating the everyday life of the plains settlers, along with agricultural history.
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Wikidata Q7757359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 545 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Refshauge Park: 0.2 mi
- Central Park Square: 0.7 mi
- Coles Park: 1.1 mi
- Streeter Park: 1.2 mi
- Troester Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.6 mi
- Pintail State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Heron Waterfowl Production Area: 14.8 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Unicorn: 10.0 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 17.5 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 21.8 mi
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 23.0 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
- York Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
- The Mormon Trail historical marker: 17.0 mi
- Lone Tree: 17.0 mi
- Heber Hord House historical marker: 17.8 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Merrick County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 19.7 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 21.2 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 21.8 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 19.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:26 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:24 | 17:08 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492354
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