Prairie Schooner Museum
Prairie Schooner Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,299 m. Chalk Mound stands 1,330 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mound, a peak 5.4 miles away. Gold Rush Byway runs past it. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1299 m
How to reach it
- On the Gold Rush Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
35 named places within 25 miles
- Mud Springs Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Oil Well - Marathon Oil Company Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Amanda Lamme Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Sioux Army Depot Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
- Lookout Mound: 5.4 mi
- Jail Rock: 14.9 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 15.0 mi
- Twin Mounds: 16.7 mi
- Roundhouse Rock: 17.9 mi
- The Golden Link Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Cheyenne County Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Cabelas Wildlife Display: 20.2 mi
- Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 22.2 mi
- Cheyenne County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 19.8 mi
- Lodgepole Depot Museum: 25.0 mi
- Ancient Bluff Ruins: 16.3 mi
- Langs Point: 19.7 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Eastbound: 18.5 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Westbound: 20.4 mi
- Welcome to Potter: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Schooner Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mound | WNW 293° | 1,330 m | 23.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WNW 297° | 1,313 m | 16.7 mi |
| Round Rock | NW 315° | 1,268 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lookout Mound | N 353° | 1,263 m | 5.4 mi |
| Courthouse Rock | NNW 331° | 1,224 m | 15.0 mi |
| Roundhouse Rock | NW 319° | 1,218 m | 17.9 mi |
| Jail Rock | NNW 331° | 1,204 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366492114
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