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Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum

Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum from directly overhead

Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,185 m. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1185 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.87323, -103.66198
Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Peaks: 31
  • Scotts Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Sentinel Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Crown Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Dome Rock: 4.4 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 1
  • Scotts Spring: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stone Fire Ring: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSSW 194°1,545 m14.8 mi
Lovers Leap ButteS 190°1,500 m24.7 mi
The CulpWSW 243°1,495 m24.6 mi
Table Top MountainS 172°1,465 m23.0 mi
Double HumpWSW 244°1,462 m22.6 mi
The HatNNW 346°1,417 m14.6 mi
Bighorn MountainSSE 164°1,411 m23.9 mi
Bead MountainSSE 164°1,405 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2019:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4216:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039475667747263493728
Precip in0.30.51.01.72.92.81.71.21.31.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366492107

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