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Downtown Omaha's skyline during rainy night.. The geography of Omaha, Nebraska is characterized by its riverfront position alongside the Missouri River.The city's geography, with its proximity to the river was a factor in making Omaha the "Gateway of the West" from which thousands of settlers traveled into the American West during the 19th century.
Omaha was home to an expansion team, the Nighthawks, in the United Football League from 2010 to 2011. [226] The Omaha Beef indoor football team played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium until 2012 when they moved to the new Ralston Arena. Omaha was a notable cadence term of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning during his 18-year ...
Panorama Point is the highest natural point in Nebraska, at an elevation of 5,429 feet (1,655 m) above sea level.It is located in southwestern Kimball County, near the point where Nebraska and Wyoming meet on Colorado's northern boundary.
Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline. Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1]
Elkhorn is a western neighborhood of the city of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005 before it was annexed into Omaha in 2007.
The pioneers leaving from near Omaha (established 1854) or Council Bluffs, Iowa (established 1846) used the Mormon Trail north of the Platte River and had to ferry across the Elkhorn. After the Union Pacific railroad was constructed west from Omaha in 1866, it had to build a major bridge across the Elkhorn. [ 10 ]
Charles Schwab Field Omaha [4] (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a ballpark in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the city-owned stadium replaced historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which was about two miles (3 km) south. The diamond is aligned southeast (home plate to center field) at an approximate elevation of 1,010 feet (310 m) above sea ...
Downtown, Omaha Skyline. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska.As of 2024, the city has 21 buildings that stand above 200 feet (61 meters). These include the 45-story First National Bank Tower, the 30-story Woodmen Tower, and the 21-story Elmwood Tower. [1]