Bluestem Waterfowl Production Area
Bluestem Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 671 m. The nearest named place is Gleason Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 18 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Heritage Highway
103 named places within 25 miles
- South Park: 4.5 mi
- North Park: 4.6 mi
- Mosaic Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Jaycee Park: 6.7 mi
- Walkers Ranch Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Gleason Waterfowl Production Area: 1.8 mi
- Lindau Waterfowl Production Area: 2.8 mi
- Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Clark Waterfowl Production Area: 4.3 mi
- Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
- Kearney County Museum: 7.1 mi
- Pioneer Village: 7.2 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 14.3 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 15.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 16.1 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 14.2 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 18.6 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 15.9 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 16.4 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 16.9 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 16.3 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 16.8 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 16.3 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 16.7 mi
- Yanney Beach: 16.7 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 18.7 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 16.9 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
- Dobytown: 13.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minden, 8 mi away.
- Northern Pintail1 obs
- giant ragweed1 obs
- Spotted Cucumber Beetle1 obs
- Spanish clover1 obs
- plains coreopsis1 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle1 obs
- Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly1 obs
- Pink Smartweed1 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/689914813
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