Burton's Bend Wildlife Management Area
Burton's Bend Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 651 m. Sappa Peak stands 680 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oxford State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 1.0 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Heritage Highway
30 named places within 25 miles
- Oxford State Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Burton's Bend Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Elley Waterfowl Production Area: 14.0 mi
- Peterson Waterfowl Production Area: 14.4 mi
- Atlanta Waterfowl Production Area: 14.7 mi
- Small Schoolhouse Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
- Republican River Flood of 1935 Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Westside Park: 11.5 mi
- Holbrook City Park: 14.8 mi
- Norwegian Lutheran Church Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 23.1 mi
- Sappa Peak: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burton's Bend Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sappa Peak | SE 144° | 680 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:32 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:33 | 17:17 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edison, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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