Cozad State Wildlife Management Area
Cozad State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 755 m. Odencranze Table stands 914 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is UP 25335, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
75 named places within 25 miles
- Frenchy Park: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Ethan's Park: 1.8 mi
- Muny Park: 1.9 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Midway Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 1.3 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 1.4 mi
- Sod House Museum: 11.0 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Pony Express Station Museum: 11.2 mi
- UP 25335: 1.1 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- COZAD: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Redfern Table: 20.8 mi
- Rock Island Table: 21.6 mi
- Hansen Table: 22.4 mi
- Odencranze Table: 24.8 mi
- North Shore: 11.0 mi
- Mallard Beach: 12.4 mi
- East Shore: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 1.4 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 4.8 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 11.1 mi
- Ingham: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cozad State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odencranze Table | NNW 332° | 914 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hansen Table | N 356° | 909 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rock Island Table | NNW 343° | 903 m | 21.6 mi |
| Redfern Table | N 8° | 877 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:34 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:32 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gothenburg, 11 mi away.
- Plains Garter Snake3 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
- Scudder's Bush Katydids2 obs
- showy milkweed2 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle2 obs
- Rocky Mountain Beeplant2 obs
- Northern Bobwhite1 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 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/739261512
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