Ascent

Ascent: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ascent

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ascent — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81495, -96.70236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ascent

• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~0 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ascent

Other other attractions near Ascent

• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
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• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~79 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~87 km · Must-see
• USS Marlin · attraction · Douglas · ~106 km · Must-see
• Groundwater Colossus · attraction · Lancaster · ~1 km
• Sunken Gardens · attraction · Lancaster · ~3 km
• Werner Park · attraction · Pottawattamie · ~78 km
• Mount Michael Abbey · attraction · Pottawattamie · ~83 km
• Variety Club Statue · attraction · Douglas · ~86 km

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