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Beatrice, Nebraska
Beatrice (pronounced /biːˈætrɨs/, with the stress on the a) is a city in Gage County, Nebraska, 40 miles (64 km) south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River. Named for the daughter of John F. Kinney, Beatrice Kinney (pronounced /ˈbiː.ətrɪs/), Beatrice is surrounded by rich agricultural country. Settled in 1859, Beatrice was incorporated as a town in 1871 and became a city two years later. In 1900, 7,875 people lived in Beatrice and 10,883 populated Beatrice in 1940. The population was 12,499 at the 2010 census.
Beatrice (pronounced /biːˈætrɨs/, with the stress on the a) is a city in Gage County, Nebraska, 40 miles (64 km) south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River. Named for the daughter of John F. Kinney, Beatrice Kinney (pronounced /ˈbiː.ətrɪs/), Beatrice is surrounded by rich agricultural country. Settled in 1859, Beatrice was incorporated as a town in 1871 and became a city two years later. In 1900, 7,875 people lived in Beatrice and 10,883 populated Beatrice in 1940. The population was 12,499 at the 2010 census.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice,_Nebraska
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Coordinates: 40°15'56"N 96°44'44"W
- Lincoln, Nebraska 69 km
- Manhattan, Kansas 116 km
- Hastings, Nebraska 150 km
- Topeka, Kansas 152 km
- Grand Island, Nebraska 162 km
- Salina, Kansas 174 km
- Hutchinson, Kansas 262 km
- Wichita, Kansas 288 km
- Bartlesville, Oklahoma 393 km
- Dodge City, Kansas 397 km
- Beatrice Country Club 3.2 km
- Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE/KBIE) 4.1 km
- Hidden Acres Golf Course 5.5 km
- Homestead National Monument of America 7.8 km
- Hoag, Nebraska 9 km
- Rockford State Recreation Area 15 km
- Steele Flats Wind Farm 29 km
- RJRD Crab Orchard Farm 31 km
- Hickory Ridge State Wildlife Management Area 33 km
- RJRD Vesta Farm 36 km