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Hastings, NE Road Trips

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

city in and county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

3

Longest Drive

300.4 mi

Kimball, NE

Quickest Drive

4h 9m

Dakota City, NE

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Hastings, NE by the Numbers

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

Population

25,005

Median Income

$61,202

Median Home Value

$177,200

Median Age

37.3

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

Notable People from Hastings, NE

A sampling of people born in Hastings, NE.

Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

1937–1992

American actress (1937–1992)

Ivan Sutherland

Ivan Sutherland

1938

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

Neal Hefti

Neal Hefti

1922–2008

American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1922-2008)

Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

1904–1961

actress, model (1904-1961)

Sheila Hicks

Sheila Hicks

1934

American artist (born 1934)

Tom Osborne

Tom Osborne

1937

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, politician (born 1937)

Baylor Scheierman

Baylor Scheierman

2000

American basketball player

Leon Brown

1919–1990

American basketball player (1919-1990)

William O. Cowger

William O. Cowger

1922–1971

American politician (1922–1971)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

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

Hastings

Hastings

Amtrak station

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Hastings College

Hastings College

college in Hastings, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Chautauqua Pavilion

Chautauqua Pavilion

pavilion in Chautauqua Park in Hastings, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Clarke Hotel

Clarke Hotel

historic hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, USA

National Register of Historic Places listed place
William Brach House

William Brach House

historic house in Hastings, Nebraska, USA

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Foote Clinic

Foote Clinic

clinic in Hastings, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Nebraska Loan and Trust Company Building

Nebraska Loan and Trust Company Building

office building in Hastings, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Nowlan-Dietrich House

Nowlan-Dietrich House

house in Hastings, Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q959512), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Hastings, NE

Hastings is a city in South Central Nebraska.

1 Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1330 N Burlington Ave, ☏ +1 402 461-2399. Fisher Rainbow Fountain (In Highland Park at 12th St. and N. Hastings Ave).

1 Motorsports Park Hastings, 427 S Showboat Blvd. (updated May 2021)

Quality Inn, 203 W 33rd St, ☏ +1 402 461-4076, fax: +1 402 461-1142. C3 Hotel & Convention Center, 2205 Osbourne Drive E, ☏ +1 402-396-7341.

You can take US Highways 6, 34, and 281. Amtrak, 501 W 1st St. Hastings is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr line.

Travel tips adapted from Hastings (Nebraska) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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