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Nebraska Panhandle

The Nebraska Panhandle is an expanse upon the central plains of . It features what some would call a never ending sky amid deep canyons and pine forests. It is often considered the most scenic area of Nebraska.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Alliance and Gering.

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is a city in and the county seat of , in the western part of the state of , in the region of the United States.

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, the seat of Scottsbluff county, is a relatively small city south of Scottsbluff. is the oldest of the Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown Triplets.

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is a town in the Panhandle region of , . The geological structure that gives the town its name was an important waypoint on the Oregon Trail and is preserved today as a national monument. The town of is 1½ miles south.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Deuel County and Chadron.

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is a county located in the U.S. State of . As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,838. Its county seat is .

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States, in the region. The population was 5,206 at the 2020 census.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. The city is nine miles north of the state line. The population was 6,410 at the 2020 census.

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is a very small town in County, which is in the Nebraska Panhandle. As of the 2010 U.S. census the population was 2,569 people, all living within 2.71 square miles.

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is a city in , , United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Morrill County.

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is a small rural city of about 1,000 people in the Nebraska Panhandle in Dawes County, near the northwest corner of the state. It is three miles east of Fort Robinson State Park.

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is a small city in the Nebraska Panhandle with a population of 1,100. It is the closet town to the .

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is a United States national monument in western . Despite the name, there are only a few bluffs or rather large rock formations in this area.

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is a United States National Historic Site located in the Nebraska Panhandle. It contains the famous landmark Chimney Rock, which helped emigrants on the Oregon Trail find their way.

Nebraska Panhandle

Latitude of center
42° north
Longitude of center
-103° or 103° west
Wiki­data ID
Q6984765
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Nebraska Panhandle” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “內布拉斯加州潘漢德爾”
  • Chinese: “内布拉斯加州狭地”
  • Esperanto: “Nebraska patotenilo”
  • French: “Nebraska Panhandle”
  • French: “Panhandle du Nebraska”
  • Italian: “Nebraska Panhandle”
  • Japanese: “ネブラスカ州の回廊地帯”
  • Korean: “네브래스카 돌출지”
  • Korean: “네브래스카 팬핸들”
  • Russian: “Небраскинский выступ”

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