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Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker

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Elevation: 605 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Topeka Peak638 m · 7.8 mi
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice: 21:10local time
Coordinates: 40.8042, -98.6548

Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker from directly overhead

Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 605 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the south-southeast, 7.8 miles off. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 605 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Topeka Peak	SSE 154°	638 m	7.8 mi
Mumpumpey Hill	NNE 26°	603 m	23.4 mi
Pool Hill	NNE 25°	601 m	19.6 mi

On the road

On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational
2.7 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
13.8 mi off the Sandhills JourneyNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

South Water Tower Park: 3.0 mi
Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Hannon Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 4.9 mi
War Axe State Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
Denman Island State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi

Historic sites11

Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
Martin Brothers Memorial: 9.1 mi
Susan O. Hail Grave: 10.7 mi
Lowell Historical Marker: 14.8 mi

Museums11

Gibbon Heritage Center: 10.7 mi
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 15.7 mi
Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 19.7 mi
Crosier Asmat Museum: 20.1 mi
Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 21.4 mi

Nature reserves7

Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
Cattail State Wildlife Management: 5.8 mi
Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi

Attractions5

Big Bird House: 16.3 mi
Chatauqua Pavilion: 19.6 mi
Hastings Central Park Fountain: 20.2 mi
The Great Platte River Road Archway: 22.1 mi
Big Apple Fun Center: 24.4 mi

Peaks3

Topeka Peak: 7.8 mi
Pool Hill: 19.6 mi
Mumpumpey Hill: 23.4 mi

Gardens3

Ghost towns2

Rosedale: 11.4 mi
Dobytown: 23.4 mi

Rest areas2

Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 17.2 mi
Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 18.9 mi

Artworks1

Ermas Desire Sculpture: 17.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:39	19:11	19:47
June solstice	06:04	20:29	21:10
September equinox	07:23	18:57	19:34
December solstice	07:56	16:27	17:11

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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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