Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area
Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 667 m. Indian Hill stands 627 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 19 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 22.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
101 named places within 25 miles
- Walkers Ranch Historical Marker: 1.8 mi
- Wilcox City Park: 2.4 mi
- Sacramento-Wilcox State Wildlife Mgt Are: 6.7 mi
- South Park: 7.3 mi
- North Park: 7.6 mi
- Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Dog Waterfowl Production Area: 2.0 mi
- Clark Waterfowl Production Area: 3.9 mi
- Quadhamer Federal Waterfowl Protection Area: 4.6 mi
- Lindau Waterfowl Production Area: 5.0 mi
- Kearney County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Pioneer Village: 12.9 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 19.7 mi
- Franklin County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 20.7 mi
- Franklin County Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 21.0 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 21.1 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 21.4 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 20.6 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 20.6 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 21.2 mi
- Yanney Beach: 21.2 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 22.8 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 21.4 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 23.2 mi
- Dobytown: 19.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | SSW 199° | 627 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:31 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ragan, 10 mi away.
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog5 obs
- Savannah Sparrow2 obs
- Burrowing Owl2 obs
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Ferruginous Hawk1 obs
- Horned Lark1 obs
- Sprague's Pipit1 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/689879559
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