Hanscom Park
Hanscom Park is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska.
Hanscom Park is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Its namesake public park is one of the oldest parks in Omaha, donated to the City in 1872. U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was born in a house in the Hanscom Park neighborhood. Its boundaries are Woolworth Street on the north, South 42nd on the west, Interstate 480 on the east and I-80 on the south.
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Worth seeing in and around Hanscom Park
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Creighton University
Creighton University is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university enrolled 8,838 undergraduate and graduate students as of fall 2024.
2.7 km · private Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. · Wikipedia - 02Joslyn Art Museum
The Joslyn Art Museum, commonly referred to as the Joslyn, is a fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, the largest in the state. It opened in 1931 at the initiative of Sarah H. Joslyn, in memory of her husband, businessman George A. Joslyn.
2.3 km · art museum in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 03CHI Health Center Omaha
CHI Health Center Omaha is an arena and convention center in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Operated by the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, the 1.1-million-square-foot facility has an 18,300-seat arena, a 194,000 sq ft exhibition hall, and 62,000 sq ft of meeting space.
3.4 km · indoor arena in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 04Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
3.1 km · zoo in the United States · Wikipedia - 05Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
Nebraska's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses the core of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. It includes all of Douglas County, which includes the state's largest city Omaha; it also includes Saunders County and areas of western Sarpy County.
3.6 km · U.S. House district centered on Omaha, NE · Wikipedia - 06First National Bank Tower
The First National Bank Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and the official headquarters of First National Bank of Omaha. Rising to 634 feet and 45 stories, it was the tallest building in Omaha upon completion for over twenty years, overtaking the 30-story WoodmenLife Tower located nearby.
2.6 km · building in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia - 07St. Cecilia Cathedral
Saint Cecilia Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. Located at 701 North 40th Street in the Gold Coast Historic District, the cathedral was ranked in 1905 as one of the ten largest cathedrals in the country.
3 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 08St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
2.5 km · historic church in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia - 09WoodmenLife Tower
The WoodmenLife Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and headquarters of the insurance company WoodmenLife. Construction of the building began in 1966 and was completed in the spring of 1969.
2.4 km · skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 10Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals.
2.9 km · defunct baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hanscom Park
- Airports
- Eppley Airfield (OMA), 9 km · Des Moines (DSM), 195 km · Kansas City (MCI), 240 km
- Stations
- Burlington Station, 2.6 km
- Des Moines → Hanscom Park200 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · $18–24
- Kansas City → Hanscom Park265 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · $24–33
- Minneapolis → Hanscom Park470 km · quickest by air, 4h 29m · $160–240
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hanscom Park
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hanscom Park. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe airport is also served by two FBOs for General Aviation services, and at least two charter operations.
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Next door to Hanscom Park
Hanscom Park is 2 km from Omaha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan areametropolitan area of Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA3.6 km
- Dundee-Happy Hollow Historic Districthistoric district in Nebraska, United States3.3 km
- Little Bohemianeighbourhood in Omaha, Nebraska2.1 km
- Gold Coast Historic Districthistoric district in Omaha, Nebraska2.3 km
- South Omahaneighbourhood of Omaha3.5 km