Park · Nebraska

Porcupine Ranch Historical Marker

Elevation: 512 m
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway21.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:07local time
Coordinates: 40.8447, -97.8069

Porcupine Ranch Historical Marker from directly overhead

Porcupine Ranch Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 512 m. The nearest named place is Henderson City Park, a park 4.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 21 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Elevation: 512 m

On the road

21.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational

Around it

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks43

Henderson City Park: 4.5 mi
Lakeview Park: 4.7 mi
Troester Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 6.8 mi
Farmers Valley Cemetery Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
Nelson Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 9.1 mi

Nature reserves24

Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Pintail State Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
Heron Waterfowl Production Area: 9.6 mi
Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi

Museums5

Plainsman Museum: 9.9 mi
Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 11.4 mi
Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 12.0 mi
Fillmore County Museum: 18.6 mi
Merrick County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi

Historic sites3

Lone Tree: 21.1 mi
The Mormon Trail historical marker: 21.1 mi
Heber Hord House historical marker: 21.3 mi

Rest areas2

York Rest Area Eastbound: 8.8 mi
York Rest Area Westbound: 13.1 mi

Artworks2

Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 13.1 mi
Unicorn: 15.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Sawyer: 22.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:07	19:44
June solstice	06:01	20:26	21:07
September equinox	07:19	18:54	19:30
December solstice	07:53	16:23	17:07

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	51	62	72	76	74	66	53	40	29
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.6	3.0	5.1	4.9	2.8	3.8	2.5	2.7	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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