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About Elgin, NE

Elgin is a farming town of 642 people in north-central Nebraska, about 70 miles northwest of Grand Island. Highway 14 runs north-south through town, connecting to Neligh and Central City, while Highway 70 provides the east-west route. The community sits in rolling agricultural country typical of the Great Plains, with hot summers and snowy winters. Elgin hosts an annual summer festival featuring a parade of restored vintage tractors from the 1920s.

Where is Elgin, NE on the map?

Elgin, NE is in United States, at 41.983, -98.083 - about 15 km north of Petersburg, NE.

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The closest airport to Elgin, NE is Central Nebraska Regional Airport, 162 km (about 2 h 2 min by car).

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