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About Boys Town, NE

Boys Town is a small city just west of Omaha, famous for Father Flanagan's historic home for at-risk youth. Take Dodge Street (US-6) west from Omaha about 12 miles, then north on 132nd Street. Long-distance visitors use I-80 to reach the area, with Eppley Airfield 20 miles east. The town sits on rolling Nebraska prairie with hot summers and cold winters. The iconic statue of a boy carrying another with the inscription "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother" marks the original campus.

Where is Boys Town, NE on the map?

Boys Town, NE is in United States, at 41.256, -96.129 - about 22 km west of Carter Lake, IA.

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The closest airport to Boys Town, NE is Eppley Airfield, 24 km (about 32 min by car). Other airports nearby: Lincoln Airport.

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