Fort Atkinson Historical Marker
Fort Atkinson Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 346 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie View Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 346 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prairie View Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Bennington High School Softball field: 1.3 mi
- Bennington Legion Baseball field: 1.7 mi
- Johns-Bohn Park: 1.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.1 mi
- KOBS PIONEER CEMETARY: 3.7 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 6.3 mi
- The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn: 7.2 mi
- Pacific Meadows Welcome Sign: 8.2 mi
- Angel of Hope: 8.7 mi
- Gallery of Art and Design: 8.1 mi
- Geese in Flight: 8.4 mi
- Father Flannigan Statue: 8.6 mi
- The Work Continues: 8.7 mi
- The Work Continues: 8.7 mi
- West Omaha Rock: 6.3 mi
- Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Warren Buffett's Home: 13.1 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 14.1 mi
- The Offut Manor: 14.1 mi
- Boys Town Hall of History: 8.7 mi
- Meyers Stamp Center: 8.7 mi
- Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum: 9.3 mi
- Valley Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Frahm House: 10.0 mi
- Glacier Creek Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Bluestem Prairie Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Pacific Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Park: 10.9 mi
- Rand Bar Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Garden of the Bible: 8.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 9.1 mi
- Electrical Safety: 9.1 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rainwater and Habitat Garden: 12.7 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Canopies: 15.9 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 18.7 mi
- Jet Ski Beach: 19.0 mi
- Fremont Beach: 19.3 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 23.8 mi
- Boocker point: 3.5 mi
- Skunk Hill: 24.2 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 24.2 mi
- Devil's Slide: 12.3 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Atkinson Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | WSW 249° | 412 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | WSW 246° | 397 m | 24.2 mi |
| Boocker point | SE 131° | 361.12 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Calhoun 4W, 7 mi away.
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee15 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake6 obs
- American Bumble Bee5 obs
- Mourning Dove4 obs
- Canada Goose4 obs
- Baltimore Oriole4 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco3 obs
- Monarch3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357795132
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 13 mi
- Gretna · 17 mi
- Papillion · 17 mi
- Council Bluffs · 19 mi
- Bellevue · 20 mi
- Missouri Valley · 20 mi
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