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Cedar Valley State Wildlife Management Area

Cedar Valley State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cedar Valley State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 853 m. The nearest named place is Wellfleet Community Lake, a park 2.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73234, -100.69960

31 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Wellfleet Community Lake: 2.7 mi
  • Curtis City Park: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
  • Stockville Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
  • Ingham Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
  • Brady Rest Area Westbound: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1220:3721:18
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0416:3517:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141516172777566534029
Precip in0.40.50.92.23.73.73.02.71.51.70.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Curtis, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/791892841

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