Sheridan County Historical Museum
Sheridan County Historical Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,141 m. Rattlesnake Peak stands 1,203 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Modisett Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway runs past it. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1141 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
24 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Butte: 9.1 mi
- Mount Maria: 11.7 mi
- Bomar Hill: 13.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 14.4 mi
- Evening Star Butte: 17.7 mi
- Modisett Park: 0.6 mi
- Walgren Lake State Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Winship Park: 14.2 mi
- Wayland Park: 14.2 mi
- Three Moccasin Park: 20.9 mi
- Heritage Center II: 12.0 mi
- Heritage Center I: 12.0 mi
- The Tri State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum: 14.2 mi
- Scamahorn Museum: 14.2 mi
- Mari Sandoz Museum: 20.1 mi
- AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 14.2 mi
- Beaver Wall: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheridan County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Peak | N 356° | 1,203 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bomar Hill | NW 318° | 1,179 m | 13.6 mi |
| Box Butte | SSW 205° | 1,171 m | 19.8 mi |
| Hubbard Butte | NNW 333° | 1,152 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Maria | N 357° | 1,148 m | 11.7 mi |
| Evening Star Butte | WNW 299° | 1,118 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lone Butte | E 99° | 1,115 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lovers Leap | WNW 294° | 1,097 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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