Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
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Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 356 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hangar B, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 27 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles, and provide educational resources. The museum was established in 1959 and was originally located on the Offutt Air Force Base.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q200866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 356 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- Railroad Spikes: 16.7 mi
- Gallery of Art and Design: 17.7 mi
- Reading Garden: 17.9 mi
- Cape II (Cape Two): 19.2 mi
- Best Fishing Spot: 2.6 mi
- Wiggenhorn Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Greenwood Park: 7.4 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Plum Creek Subdivision Park and Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Prehistorical Burial Site: 1.2 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Springfield Community Hall historical marker: 10.7 mi
- Millard West School Entrance: 14.3 mi
- Sacred Hoop Garden: 1.1 mi
- Stations of the Cross Garden: 16.0 mi
- BSA Pollinator Garden: 19.2 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 19.5 mi
- Autumn Wood Memorial Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Hangar B: 0.1 mi
- Hangar A: 0.1 mi
- Gretna Fish Hatchery Museum: 3.8 mi
- Murdock Museum: 6.7 mi
- Greenwood Depot Museum: 7.4 mi
- Elk Prairie: 1.2 mi
- Whitetail Deer: 1.3 mi
- Bison: 1.4 mi
- Crane Meadows: 1.5 mi
- Wolves: 1.6 mi
- Forest City Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Sergeant Mad Bear: 12.5 mi
- Walnut Creek Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 16.0 mi
- Prairie Pines Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 21.8 mi
- Skunk Hill: 22.7 mi
- Boocker point: 24.5 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 3.8 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 23.4 mi
- Riverside: 6.0 mi
- Factoryville: 23.8 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 5.2 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | NW 315° | 412 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | NW 314° | 397 m | 21.8 mi |
| Boocker point | NNE 22° | 361.12 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:17 | 17:01 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/404026120
Day trips start here
- Gretna · 9 mi
- Papillion · 17 mi
- Bellevue · 22 mi
- Omaha · 23 mi
- Council Bluffs · 29 mi
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