Sidney, NE Road Trips
Plan drives from Sidney, NE with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
Photo: Felix Schickel
Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
399.6 mi
Omaha, NE
Quickest Drive
6h 44m
La Vista, NE
Plan Around Sidney, NE
Popular Incoming Routes
Useful if Sidney, NE is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.
Continue From Sidney, NE
Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
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Sidney, NE by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
6,396
Median Income
$51,704
Median Home Value
$137,300
Median Age
39.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Sidney, NE
A sampling of people born in Sidney, NE.
Dan Chaon
1964
American writer
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Sidney, NE.
Sidney Historic Business District
historic district in Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney Carnegie Library
Carnegie library in Sidney, Nebraska
City data from Wikidata (Q966516), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Sidney, NE
Sidney is a city with 6700 citizens in the Panhandle of Nebraska.
1 Sidney Boot Hill Cemetery, Elm St, 0.2 mi east of 10th Ave, ☏ +1 308 254-5395. The remains of Sidney's original cemetery from the Old West era, dating from 1868. (updated Apr 2015) 2 Fort Sidney Officers Quarters (Cheyenne County Museum), Jackson St at 6th Ave, ☏ +1 308 254-2150. Memorial Day-Labor Day: M-F 9AM-11AM,1PM-3PM, Sa-Su 1PM-4PM; rest of year by appointment. County history museum with exhibits on the railroad, military, and pioneer days. Housed in the former married officers quarters of Fort Sidney. (updated Apr 2015) 3 Fort Sidney Post Commanders Home, 1108 6th Ave (between Jackson and Linden Sts), ☏ +1 308 254-2150. Memorial Day-Labor Day: M-F 9AM-11AM,1PM-3PM, Sa-Su 1PM-4PM; rest of year by appointment. (updated Apr 2015) 4 Fort Sidney Powder Magazine, 5th Ave between Jackson and Linden Sts. (updated Apr 2015)
1 Dude's Steakhouse & Brandin' Iron Bar, 2126 Illinois St, ☏ +1 308-254-9080. (updated Feb 2023)
Best Western Plus Sidney Lodge, 645 Cabela Dr, ☏ +1 308-254-0100. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated May 2021)
The city operates dial-a-ride bus service on Monday to Friday from 8AM to 5PM. Each ride costs $1.50.
Travel tips adapted from Sidney (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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