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Missouri River Historical Marker

Missouri River Historical Marker from directly overhead

Missouri River Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 263 m. Albany Hill stands 389 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sixth Principal Meridian Historical Marker, a park 6.1 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.05361, -95.42248

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Sixth Principal Meridian Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
  • Four State Lookout: 8.3 mi
  • Thurnau State Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
  • Glacial Hills Info Kiosk: 8.5 mi
  • Reserve Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 7
  • Dinosaur: 10.2 mi
  • Perk Coffee Cup: 15.0 mi
  • Hook-Up Towing UFO: 15.1 mi
  • Spirit of Hiawatha: 15.2 mi
  • Sillouette of Hiawatha: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 3
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Hiawatha Pollinator Plot: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missouri River Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Albany HillWSW 248°389 m21.5 mi
Lookout MountainSE 130°357 m17.5 mi
Peach Tree PeakESE 106°20 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:34
June solstice05:5420:1420:55
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4116:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242940516373777466544029
Precip in0.81.42.13.44.64.65.43.93.42.91.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls City 4NE, 5 mi away.

  • Summer Tanager1 obs
  • Dickcissel1 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker1 obs
  • Agile Longhorn Bee1 obs
  • corn speedwell1 obs
  • Woodhouse's Toad1 obs
  • Thyme-leaved Sandwort1 obs
  • eastern gamagrass1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357788625

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