Nature reserve · Nebraska
Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area
Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 711 m. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.69484, -99.61911
- 3.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Heritage Highway
73 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 34
- Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Tobin Indian Raid Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Phillips Lake State Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Oak Park: 8.3 mi
- Arbor Park: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Overton State Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 7.1 mi
- High Basin Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area: 10.4 mi
- Linder Waterfowl Production Area: 11.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 7.1 mi
- Dawson County Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 22.2 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- COZAD: 22.1 mi
- UP 25335: 22.2 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- East Shore: 11.5 mi
- North Shore: 12.6 mi
- Mallard Beach: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 16.8 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Shelter: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:32 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:31 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Great Horned Owl1 obs
- Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
- Groundhog1 obs
- White-lined Sphinx1 obs
- American Dog Tick1 obs
- roughleaf dogwood1 obs
- American Bumble Bee1 obs
- western poison ivy1 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/712557617
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- Kearney · 28 mi
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