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Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker

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Elevation: 594 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Topeka Peak638 m · 7.0 mi
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway5.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:10local time
Coordinates: 40.7721, -98.4930

Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker from directly overhead

Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 594 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Meadows Nature Center, 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: 594 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Topeka Peak	SW 226°	638 m	7.0 mi
Mumpumpey Hill	N 5°	603 m	23.2 mi
Pool Hill	N 360°	601 m	19.9 mi

On the road

5.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational
6.8 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
11.4 mi off the Sandhills JourneyNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Crane Meadows Nature Center: 0.9 mi
Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.1 mi
Conflict of 1867 Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
Old Fort Kearney Road Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi

Nature reserves8

Cattail State Wildlife Management: 3.0 mi
Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi

Historic sites6

Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.1 mi
Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.5 mi
Susan O. Hail Grave: 14.1 mi

Museums5

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 9.8 mi
Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 13.0 mi
Crosier Asmat Museum: 13.2 mi
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 17.7 mi
Gibbon Heritage Center: 18.5 mi

Peaks3

Topeka Peak: 7.0 mi
Pool Hill: 19.9 mi
Mumpumpey Hill: 23.2 mi

Attractions3

Gardens2

Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
Stolley Gardens: 11.3 mi

Rest areas2

Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 9.4 mi
Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 10.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Rosedale: 4.2 mi

Artworks1

Ermas Desire Sculpture: 9.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:10	19:46
June solstice	06:04	20:28	21:10
September equinox	07:22	18:57	19:33
December solstice	07:56	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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