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Crane Meadows Nature Center

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Elevation: 584 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Topeka Peak638 m · 7.8 mi
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway5.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:10local time
Coordinates: 40.7792, -98.4787

Crane Meadows Nature Center from directly overhead

Crane Meadows Nature Center is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 584 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker, a park 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 584 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crane Meadows Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Topeka Peak	SW 228°	638 m	7.8 mi
Mumpumpey Hill	N 3°	603 m	22.7 mi
Pool Hill	N 357°	601 m	19.5 mi

On the road

5.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational
7.2 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
10.6 mi off the Sandhills JourneyNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.0 mi
Conflict of 1867 Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
Old Fort Kearney Road Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi

Nature reserves7

Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Cattail State Wildlife Management: 3.7 mi
Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi

Historic sites6

Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.7 mi
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.6 mi
Susan O. Hail Grave: 15.0 mi

Museums5

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 9.0 mi
Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 13.2 mi
Crosier Asmat Museum: 13.4 mi
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 17.7 mi
Gibbon Heritage Center: 19.3 mi

Peaks3

Topeka Peak: 7.8 mi
Pool Hill: 19.5 mi
Mumpumpey Hill: 22.7 mi

Attractions3

Gardens2

Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
Stolley Gardens: 10.5 mi

Artworks2

Ermas Desire Sculpture: 8.4 mi
Luther's Seal Mosaic: 24.6 mi

Rest areas2

Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 8.5 mi
Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 10.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Rosedale: 4.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:10	19:46
June solstice	06:03	20:28	21:10
September equinox	07:22	18:57	19:33
December solstice	07:55	16:26	17:10

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	25	29	40	50	61	72	76	73	66	53	39	28
Precip in	0.6	0.8	1.4	3.0	4.6	3.9	3.8	3.4	2.2	2.0	1.3	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings 4N, 10 mi away.

Sources

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