Online Highways Home > Nebraska > Hastings Hastings is located in Adams County and it is the county seat. It lies 24 miles south of Grand Island, between Ayr and Doniphan, along Highway 34/281. In 1871, the first home in Hastings was built by Walter Micklen. In 1872, the city was founded at the eastern terminus of the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad and named after railroad contractor Colonel Thomas D. Hastings. Today Hastings, population 24,000, is a wholesale agricultural distributing center. Hastings also is the birthplace of Kool-Aid. The city is home to Hastings College, a noted liberal arts insititution, the Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame and Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The area is accessible by birders to view the annual migration of cranes and waterfowl as they take rest stops in the Rainwater Basin and along the Platte River. For hunters, nearby Bunker Hill Hunting Preserve offers upland bird, waterfowl and big-game hunting. Hastings also is near Crystal Lake State Recreational Area. Education Champions Sports and Recreation Center | History Hastings Museum of Natural & Cultural | Public Libraries Hastings Public Library | Hastings Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Best Western North Shore Lodge | Comfort Inn | Comfort Inn Hastings | Grand Motel | Holiday Inn | Midlands Lodge | Rainbow Motel | Super 8 | Super 8 Hastings, NE | USA Inns | X-L Motel | Nebraska Counties Adams County | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Benchmark Real Estate | Ruhter Auction and Realty | Ruhter Auction and Realty | Science Hastings 4 N | Hastings Museum and McDonald Planetarium | Shopping Hidden Treasures Antique and Flea Market | Imperial Mall | Transportation Hastings Municipal Airport | See more Nebraska Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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Drenicite "Shaun Hastings, a Bloody British chap. Just to balance out the American egotism I guess."
SlightlyNumb "Apparently saying I lived in Hastings was not far enough for some eager boys. (I live in Spain, just say Spain)"
grabaseat "Wellington to Napier/Hastings One Way from $49.00; 04 Jan - 10 Jan. See http://grabaseat.co.nz for conditions & seat count."
ashvandam "Is up and ready to face the day in Hastings!"
saintsin66 "WW1 project..many from Hastings who served in WW1 are not mentioned on memorial..why is this? Some more special than others? Just like life!"
adheckler "Shouldn't Sheila's Wheels, Esure, Churchill, Hastings Direct, Directline and Go Compare recieve the same advertisng awards as the Meerkat?"
DishBusiness "Hastings Entertainment Announces Must-Have Christmas Gifts of 2009 ... http://bit.ly/8syycl"
MyDishBusiness "Hastings Entertainment Announces Must-Have Christmas Gifts of 2009 ... http://bit.ly/8VvUSB"
Ewbz "@Hilsax Me! (although clearly later than you!) off to Hastings Gang Show today"
kenmatch "Photographing Rugby this afternoon Folkestone vs Hastings, cup game, lets hope the weather is half decent."
rossnoblenews "RT @rossnoblenews RT @Mr_taxi_man @realrossnoble One was in hastings with her thong up her back....or it was a .. http://bit.ly/4vAgG8"
MinnesotaMedJob "RN - Med/Surg - Hastings United States... http://jobsurl.com/61838"
meshell28 "I love Hastings used dvds you buy one and you get the 2nd one for $1.00."
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