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Platte County Historical Museum

Platte County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Platte County Historical Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 441 m. Indian Hill stands 464 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Agricultural Park Historical Marker, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
441 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43251, -97.36374

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
Nature reserves: 10
  • Wilkinson State Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
  • Fertig Tallgrass Prairie: 10.6 mi
  • Lookingglass Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
  • White Tail Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
  • Flatsedge State Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Peaks: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillE 97°464 m22.1 mi
Brewery HillENE 77°430 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0519:42
June solstice05:5720:2521:07
September equinox07:1818:5219:28
December solstice07:5316:1917:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232739506272767466523827
Precip in0.70.71.42.94.64.73.53.32.52.31.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus 3 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366492358

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