Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:19 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:18 am – 4:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 15°F16 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 25 days46 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsbluff 1e station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksSummit Christian Collegecollege · 2.0 miScotts Bluff National Monument Visitors Centervisitor center · 1.6 miNansen Islandisland · under a mileScotts Bluffpeak · under a mileUniversity of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Centercollege · 3.1 miScotts Springspring · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsScotts Bluff National Monumentnational monument · within reach · 3,162 acresRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 158 acresCleavland Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 1.4 miCedar Canyon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 2,259 acresNorth Platte National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.9 mi · 2,916 acresWildcat Hills State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.4 mi · 53 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowScotts Bluff County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025295 of 308 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 64main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Scotts Bluff County monitors, NE
Drinking waterCity of Scottsbluffserves 14,282 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,930 ft1,198 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRegional West Medical Center3.1 miPost officeScottsbluff Post Office2.1 miTown hallTerrytown City Office1.6 miPoliceScottsbluff Police Department2.0 miFire stationScottsbluff Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 elementaryElementaryWestmoor Elementary School1.4 miElementaryNorthfield Elementary School1.6 miElementaryCommunity Christian School1.7 miCollegeSummit Christian College2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWestern Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport BFF5.6 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN147 miUS highwayUS 262.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69363 ZIP area.
