Museum of the High Plains

Museum of the High Plains is a museum in City of McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska which is located on Norris Avenue. Museum of the High Plains is situated nearby to Harvey P. Sutton House, as well as near the protected area George W. Norris House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include George W. Norris House and McCook station.

George W. Norris House

Protected area

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The Senator George William Norris House is a historic house museum at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook, Nebraska. It was purchased in 1899 by George W. Norris, a Nebraska politician who championed the New Deal of the 1930s and the Rural Electrification Act. George W. Norris House is situated 940 feet north of Museum of the High Plains.

McCook station

Railway station

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McCook station is an Amtrak intercity train station in McCook, Nebraska, served by the California Zephyr. The depot opened on April 13, 1926, by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to replace an earlier structure from 1882. McCook station is situated 1,400 feet south of Museum of the High Plains.

Harvey P. Sutton House

House

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The Harvey P. Sutton House, also known as the H.P. Sutton House, is a six-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie School home at 602 Norris Avenue in McCook, Nebraska. Harvey P. Sutton House is situated 620 feet north of Museum of the High Plains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McCook.

McCook

Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.

McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census.

Museum of the High Plains

Type: Museum
Address: 421 Norris Avenue, McCook, NE 69001
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: City of McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.20129° or 40° 12′ 5″ north

Longitude

-100.62544° or 100° 37′ 32″ west

Elevation

2,566 feet (782 metres)

Open location code

85GX692F+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 366492410

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

5697798

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