Angora, Nebraska

"Antelope Hill" redirects here. For the hill in Arizona, see Antelope Hill, Arizona. For the white nationalist book publisher, see Antelope Hill Publishing.

Angora, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Grain bins, half a dozen houses; highway in foreground
Angora, seen from the east across U.S. Highway 385
Angora is located in Nebraska
Angora
Angora
Location within the state of Nebraska
Angora is located in the United States
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Angora
Angora (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°51′04″N 103°07′33″W / 41.85111°N 103.12583°W / 41.85111; -103.12583[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyMorrill
Elevation
[1]
4,265 ft (1,300 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69331
Area code308

Angora (also Antelope Hill) is an unincorporated community in northern Morrill County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 385, north of the city of Bridgeport, the county seat of Morrill County.[2] The community was established in 1900 by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad;[3] it was named for the Turkish city of Ankara, which was then known as Angora.[1] The Angora post office was established in 1901,[4] and it remains open with the assigned ZIP code of 69331.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Angora has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report. Geographic Names Information System. 1979-03-09. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
  3. ^ Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Morrill County, Nebraska.[usurped] Nebraska State Historical Society.[usurped] 1990-03-01. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  4. ^ "Morrill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Angora, Nebraska


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