Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area
Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 739 m. The nearest named place is Linder Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Heritage Highway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Bertrand Park: 2.9 mi
- Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- North Park: 12.7 mi
- Historic Platte Valley Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- South Park: 13.3 mi
- Linder Waterfowl Production Area: 2.6 mi
- High Basin Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.0 mi
- Peterson Waterfowl Production Area: 5.7 mi
- Elley Waterfowl Production Area: 6.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 15.9 mi
- Dawson County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- East Shore: 16.9 mi
- Mallard Beach: 17.4 mi
- North Shore: 18.4 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 24.0 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 24.7 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:32 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 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, 12 mi away.
- pale smartweed1 obs
- Blue-winged Teal1 obs
- hooded arrowhead1 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/783201488
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 29 mi
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