Chester Island State Wildlife Management Area
Chester Island State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 807 m. Tallin Table stands 932 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Jeffrey Lake Recreation: 2.3 mi
- Palmer Park: 2.6 mi
- Nebraska Gateway Sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Brittenham Park: 9.1 mi
- Brittenham Field Entrance: 9.1 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Fire Hydrant: 9.1 mi
- Etna: 14.7 mi
- North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Fort Brady Museum: 2.4 mi
- Sod House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Pony Express Station Museum: 12.7 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Cody Park Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Odencranze Table: 14.7 mi
- Rock Island Table: 18.1 mi
- Schukar Table: 21.2 mi
- Tallin Table: 22.1 mi
- Hansen Table: 23.0 mi
- Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
- Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker: 5.1 mi
- Fort Cody Trading Post: 21.2 mi
- Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 4.4 mi
- Brady Rest Area Westbound: 5.0 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 12.7 mi
- Ingham: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chester Island State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallin Table | NNE 27° | 932 m | 22.1 mi |
| Schukar Table | NE 45° | 927 m | 21.2 mi |
| Odencranze Table | NE 40° | 914 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hansen Table | ENE 59° | 909 m | 23.0 mi |
| Rock Island Table | NE 55° | 903 m | 18.1 mi |
| Stop Table | NE 48° | 886 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:36 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 3 mi away.
- Two-spined Spur-throat Grasshopper6 obs
- Green Heron1 obs
- Harris's Sparrow1 obs
- Dainty Sulphur1 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse1 obs
- showy milkweed1 obs
- Curlycup Gumweed1 obs
- Bigbract Verbena1 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/791183815
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