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Nature reserve · Nebraska

Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 524 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Lookout Mountain624 m · 24.9 mi
Nearest byway: Heritage Highway2.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:07local time
Coordinates: 40.1252, -98.4464

Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled 524 m. Lookout Mountain stands 624 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Starke Round Barn, a attraction 2.8 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 2.5 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Lookout Mountain	WSW 257°	624 m	24.9 mi
The Island	S 186°	537 m	6.5 mi

On the road

2.5 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

32 named places within 25 miles

Parks16

Republican Valley Wayside Park: 4.7 mi
Red Cloud City Park: 4.7 mi
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie: 9.3 mi

Nature reserves5

Indian Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
Narrows State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
Limestone Bluffs State Wildlife Management Area: 24.6 mi
Jensen Waterfowl Production Area: 24.8 mi
Lovewell Wildlife Area: 24.8 mi

Museums4

Willa Cather House: 4.7 mi
Webster County Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
Burlington Depot: 5.2 mi
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum: 21.4 mi

Peaks2

The Island: 6.5 mi
Lookout Mountain: 24.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Abdal: 17.1 mi
Spring Ranch: 22.4 mi

Historic sites2

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States: 21.7 mi
Indian Raids Historical Marker: 24.5 mi

Attractions1

Starke Round Barn: 2.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:10	19:46
June solstice	06:05	20:26	21:07
September equinox	07:22	18:57	19:33
December solstice	07:53	16:29	17:12

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	29	39	50	61	72	77	75	66	52	38	28
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.2	3.6	3.9	3.4	2.0	2.0	1.1	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Cloud, 4 mi away.

Sources

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