Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area
Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 745 m. Hansen Table stands 909 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cozad Rest Area Westbound, a rest area 3.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Negbraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Central Platte Valley Historical Marker: 3.9 mi
- Plum Creek Park: 6.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 6.4 mi
- Avigael Park & Water Tower: 6.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.9 mi
- Dawson County Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 7.3 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 7.3 mi
- Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 8.7 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- COZAD: 7.3 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 7.3 mi
- UP 25335: 7.3 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- North Shore: 8.8 mi
- East Shore: 9.9 mi
- Mallard Beach: 10.6 mi
- Redfern Table: 21.0 mi
- Hansen Table: 23.9 mi
- Rock Island Table: 24.7 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 7.3 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen Table | NNW 339° | 909 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rock Island Table | NNW 327° | 903 m | 24.7 mi |
| Redfern Table | NNW 349° | 877 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:34 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:32 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaday Steam PLT, 13 mi away.
- Black-necked Stilt1 obs
- Orchard Oriole1 obs
- Common Sunflower1 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad1 obs
- Gryllus1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/738981074
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