East Odessa State Wildlife Management Area
East Odessa State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 658 m. The nearest named place is Fort Kearney Historical Marker, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
104 named places within 25 miles
- The Great Plains Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Kearney Cotton Mill Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- West Lincolnway Park: 2.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.1 mi
- Meadowlark North Park: 3.2 mi
- Kea West Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Coot Shallows State Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Blue Hole East State Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Trails and Rails Museum: 3.1 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 3.4 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 4.1 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 5.3 mi
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum: 5.4 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 2.2 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 3.0 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 5.6 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 0.6 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 1.3 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 2.2 mi
- Yanney Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 2.5 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 2.3 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 4.1 mi
- Dobytown: 5.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:29 | 17:13 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 4 NE, 8 mi away.
- swamp milkweed8 obs
- purple loosestrife7 obs
- Common Garter Snake6 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad5 obs
- House Sparrow4 obs
- hoary vervain4 obs
- puncture vine4 obs
- American Bullfrog4 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/690872731
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