Crete, NE Road Trips

Plan drives from Crete, NE with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

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Trip Routes

Longest Drive

395.1 mi

Scottsbluff, NE

Quickest Drive

2h 29m

Norfolk, NE

Plan Around Crete, NE

Popular Incoming Routes

Useful if Crete, NE is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Gering, NE to Crete, NE 392.2 mi · 7h 5m

Continue From Crete, NE

Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.

Crete, NE to Scottsbluff, NE 395.1 mi · 7h 10m Crete, NE to Alliance, NE 365.3 mi · 7h 3m Crete, NE to Norfolk, NE 124.5 mi · 2h 29m

Trips from Crete, NE

Crete, NE to Scottsbluff, NE

395.1 mi 7h 10m

Crete, NE to Alliance, NE

365.3 mi 7h 3m

Crete, NE to Norfolk, NE

124.5 mi 2h 29m

Crete, NE by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

7,521

Median Income

$76,258

Median Home Value

$203,900

Median Age

33.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Crete, NE at a Glance

Founded

1871

Elevation

1,352 ft

Area

3 mi²

Notable People from Crete, NE

A sampling of people born in Crete, NE.

Arthur Sperry Pearse

1877–1956

American botanist, zoologist and ichthyologist (1877-1956)

John William Chapman

1894–1978

American politician

George F. Sprague

1902–1998

American geneticist and maize researcher

Teri Steer

1975

athletics competitor

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Crete, NE.

Jesse C. Bickle House

historic house in Crete, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place

Doane College Historic Buildings

National Register of Historic Places listed place

Johnston-Muff House

historic house in Crete, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place

Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q958049), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

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destinations from Crete, NE.

Trips to Crete, NE

Gering, NE to Crete, NE

392.2 mi 7h 5m

Nearby Hubs

Other cities within driving distance of Crete, NE that also have route pages.

Norfolk, NE 124.5 mi · 2h 29m

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