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Lincoln was founded in 1859 as the village of Lancaster. Renamed and made Nebraska's state capital in 1867, it's second-largest city in the state. As such, it's the state's center of government and higher education and is a regional transportation center. Read More »

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Buildings in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Pershing Auditorium, 1 km (1 mile)
Abel and Sandoz Food Service Building, 1 km (1 mile)
Physical Plant, 1 km (1 mile)
Oldfather Hall, 1 km (1 mile)
Kimball Recital Hall, 1 km (1 mile)
Agricultural Hall, 2 km (1 mile)
Agricultural Communications Building, 2 km (1 mile)
Pershing Armory, 3 km (2 miles)
Agricultural Engineering Laboratory, 3 km (2 miles)
Mussehl Hall, 3 km (2 miles)
Agricultural Warehouse Number One, 3 km (2 miles)
Agricultural Warehouse Number Two, 3 km (2 miles)
American Red Cross Lancaster County Chapter, 3 km (2 miles)
Old Main, 4 km (3 miles)
Olin Hall of Science, 4 km (3 miles)
Olin Lecture Halls and Planetarium, 4 km (3 miles)
Osteoporosis Center of Nebraska, 4 km (3 miles)
Larson Lifestyle Center, 5 km (3 miles)
Jorgensen Hall, 5 km (3 miles)
Southwest Rural Fire District Station 1headquarters, 6 km (4 miles)
Duncan Aviation First Responders, 6 km (4 miles)
Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 2, 9 km (6 miles)
Air Park Recreation Center, 9 km (6 miles)
Kawasaki Motors Emergency Medical Response Team, 9 km (6 miles)
Southeast Rural Fire District South Station, 10 km (6 miles)
Southwest Rural Fire District Station 3, 16 km (10 miles)
Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 1Headquarters, 18 km (11 miles)
Malcolm Volunteer Fire and Rescue, 18 km (11 miles)
Bennet Fire and Rescue, 21 km (13 miles)
Firth Rural Fire District Panama Station, 28 km (18 miles)
Lakeview Rest Home, 32 km (20 miles)

Parks in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Lewis-Syford House Historical Marker, 1 km (1 mile)
Abel Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Pershing Rifles Historical Marker, 1 km (1 mile)
Peter Pan Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Pentzer Park, 2 km (1 mile)
Peach Park, 2 km (2 miles)
Piedmont Park, 3 km (2 miles)
Abel Stadium, 5 km (3 miles)
Pansing Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Peterson Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Olympic Heights, 9 km (6 miles)
Jensen Park, 12 km (7 miles)
Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area, 16 km (10 miles)
1776 Bicentennial Prairie Marker Historical Marker, 21 km (13 miles)
Olde Towne Park, 22 km (14 miles)
Olive Creek Lake State Recreation Area, 29 km (18 miles)

Schools in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Park School, 2 km (1 mile)
Parkview Christian School, 5 km (3 miles)
Pershing School, 6 km (4 miles)
Olive Branch Public School, 32 km (20 miles)

Lancaster County, Nebraska

AGP Grain Cooperative Elevator, 3 km (2 miles)
AGP Grain Cooperative Elevator, 4 km (3 miles)
Interchange 1, 5 km (3 miles)
Old Cheney Road Trail, 7 km (4 miles)
Alamo Center, 7 km (4 miles)
Oak Township, 12 km (7 miles)
Jamaica, 13 km (8 miles)
Pierce Cemetery, 13 km (8 miles)
Interchange 409, 14 km (9 miles)
Aldo Junction, 19 km (12 miles)
Agnew, 25 km (16 miles)
Agnew, 25 km (16 miles)
Panama (historical), 28 km (18 miles)
Panama, population 256, 28 km (18 miles)
Panama Cemetery, 29 km (18 miles)
Olive Branch Cemetery, 30 km (18 miles)
Panama Election Precinct, 30 km (19 miles)
Olive Branch Township, 31 km (19 miles)
Panama Township, 32 km (20 miles)
Olive Branch Election Precinct, 32 km (20 miles)
Pella Cemetery, 33 km (20 miles)
Pella (historical), 33 km (21 miles)

Hospitals in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Ambassador Lincoln Center, 4 km (2 miles)
Orchard Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Nebraska State Penitentiary Hospital and Clinic, 5 km (3 miles)
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, 5 km (3 miles)
Diagnostic and Evaluation Center Hospital, 7 km (5 miles)
Nebraska Heart Hospital, 12 km (7 miles)

Reservoirs in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Pawnee Lake, 15 km (9 miles)
Pawnee Lake, 16 km (10 miles)
Kuhn Reservoir, 19 km (12 miles)
Mueller Reservoir, 26 km (16 miles)
Olive Creek Lake, 29 km (18 miles)
Olive Creek Lake, 29 km (18 miles)
N F Big Nemaha Reservoir 23-B, 30 km (19 miles)

Buildings in Cass County, Nebraska

Eagle Rescue Squad, 22 km (14 miles)
Alvo Rescue Squad, 26 km (16 miles)
Greenwood Volunteer Rescue Squad, 27 km (16 miles)
Elmwood Rescue, 34 km (21 miles)
Elmwood Fire Department, 34 km (21 miles)
Murdock Fire Department, 37 km (23 miles)

Streams in Saline County, Nebraska

Olive Branch, 23 km (14 miles)
Otoe Creek, 35 km (22 miles)

Cass County, Nebraska

Alvo (historical), 26 km (16 miles)
Alvo Grain and Feed Incorporated Elevator, 26 km (16 miles)
Alvo Cemetery, 26 km (16 miles)
Murdock, population 236, 37 km (23 miles)

Schools in Cass County, Nebraska

Alvo School (historical), 26 km (16 miles)

Otoe County, Nebraska

Palmyra Election Precinct (historical), 27 km (17 miles)
Palmyra RV Camp, 28 km (17 miles)
Palmyra, population 545, 28 km (17 miles)
Palmyra, 28 km (17 miles)
Mount Zion Cemetery, 29 km (18 miles)
Palmyra Cemetery, 30 km (19 miles)

Schools in Otoe County, Nebraska

Palmyra Junior-Senior High School, 28 km (17 miles)

Buildings in Otoe County, Nebraska

Palmyra Fire and Rescue, 28 km (17 miles)
Douglas Rescue Squad, 36 km (22 miles)

Libraries in Otoe County, Nebraska

Palmyra Memorial Library, 28 km (17 miles)

Reservoirs in Seward County, Nebraska

Oak-Middle Reservoir 76-A, 29 km (18 miles)
Peanut Creek Reservoir 57-A, 31 km (19 miles)
Oak-Middle Reservoir 81-A, 31 km (19 miles)
Oak-Middle Reservoir 79-A, 32 km (20 miles)
Oak-Middle Reservoir 84-A, 36 km (22 miles)

Buildings in Seward County, Nebraska

Garland Volunteer Fire Department, 29 km (18 miles)

Saunders County, Nebraska

Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery, 30 km (19 miles)

Parks in Saline County, Nebraska

All American Rose Test Garden, 31 km (19 miles)

Libraries in Saline County, Nebraska

Perkins Library, 31 km (19 miles)

Buildings in Saline County, Nebraska

Perry Memorial Campus Center, 31 km (19 miles)
Padour-Walker Administration Building, 31 km (19 miles)

Parks in Cass County, Nebraska

I-80 Speedway, 31 km (19 miles)

Buildings in Saunders County, Nebraska

Valparaiso Fire and Rescue, 32 km (20 miles)
Ashland Emergency Services, 36 km (22 miles)

Gage County, Nebraska

KUCV-FM (Lincoln), 34 km (21 miles)
Indian Creek Dam 6-C, 36 km (22 miles)

Buildings in Gage County, Nebraska

Cortland Volunteer Fire and Rescue, 34 km (21 miles)

Reservoirs in Saunders County, Nebraska

Palm Reservoir, 34 km (21 miles)

Parks in Saunders County, Nebraska

Ox-Bow Trail Historical Marker, 37 km (23 miles)

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Desa Kendung in West Java, Indonesia
Farmers Cooperative Grain and Supply Company Elevator in Hitchcock County, Nebraska
Horns Valley, a valley in Talladega County, Alabama
I-n-Abanghaghit, a well in Agadez, Niger
Kanazogon in Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar
Karassik in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Konura in Respublika Khakasiya, Russia
Kuh-e Hamaneh, a mountain in Ostan-e Yazd, Iran
Lac du Quatorzieme Mille, a lake in Quebec

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Nabondjan, an intermittent stream in Ivory Coast
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Nzinga-Nzinga in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo, Gabon
Patacancha in Departamento de Junin, Peru
Pnevo in Arkhangelskaya oblast, Russia
Quebrada Los Zarzales, a stream in Departamento de Olancho, Honduras
Saemaul in Gangwon, South Korea
Sarabuye in Northern Province, Rwanda
Shelter Branch, a stream in Dickson County, Tennessee
Tangulbei, a stream in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Town of Bynum, population 199 in Hill County, Texas
West Fork Wayne Creek, a stream in Blaine County, Montana
Xiashanxu in Hubei, China

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