Point of Rocks, Nebraska

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Scottsbluff. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northwest of Point of Rocks and has a population of 14,732 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Sterling (CO). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the south of Point of Rocks and has a population of 11,360 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fleming (CO)	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	434	1.88% increase
	Haxtun (CO)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	964	1.83% decrease
	Bayard	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	1,117	10.43% decrease
	Bridgeport	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	1,448	9.16% decrease
	Chappell	E	41 mi [66 km]	878	10.68% decrease
	Dalton	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	310	6.63% decrease
	Gering	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,679	0.93% decrease
	Kimball	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,191	14.38% decrease
	Lodgepole	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	349	0.29% increase
	Minatare	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	779	3.83% decrease
	Oshkosh	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	673	24.13% decrease
	Potter	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	397	1.79% increase
	Sidney	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,499	3.45% increase
	Terrytown	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	---
	Pine Bluffs (WY)	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	1,155	0.17% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Crook (CO)	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	124	3.13% decrease
	Iliff (CO)	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	216	1.41% increase
	Padroni (CO)	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Peetz (CO)	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	244	7.49% increase
	Broadwater	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	130	7.14% decrease
	Brownson	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Bushnell	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	136	16.05% decrease
	Cisco	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	---
	Dix	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	232	13.11% decrease
	Gurley	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	222	2.63% decrease
	Harrisburg	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	Lisco	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	---
	Lodge Pole	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	---
	McGrew	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	99	3.88% decrease
	Sunol	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	---

Cheyenne County

Point of Rocks is located in Cheyenne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheyenne: Morrill, Garden, Deuel, Sedgwick (CO), Logan (CO), Kimball and Banner.

Below are counties that are near Point of Rocks (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Point of Rocks:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Point of Rocks
	Logan County (CO)	S	Peetz (CO)	18 miles [28 km]
	Sedgwick County (CO)	SE	Dorsey (CO)	39 miles [62 km]
	Weld County (CO)	SW	Avalo (CO)	35 miles [56 km]
	Banner County	NW	Harrisburg	34 miles [54 km]
	Garden County	NE	Cisco	37 miles [59 km]
	Kimball County	W	Jacinto	8 miles [12 km]
	Morrill County	N	Redington	25 miles [40 km]
	Scotts Bluff County	N	McGrew	38 miles [61 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<3>

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