Nature reserve · Nebraska
Green Acres Waterfowl Production Area
Green Acres Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 525 m. The nearest named place is Greenhead State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 22 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.46814, -97.94219
- 22.1 mi off the Heritage Highway
90 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- Moger Lagoon National Wildlife Mgt Area: 2.7 mi
- Smith Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area: 2.8 mi
- Meadowlark Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 2.9 mi
- Schuck Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
- Harms Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Greenhead State Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Eckhardt Waterfowl Production Area: 1.9 mi
- Moger Waterfowl Production Area: 2.7 mi
- Smith Waterfowl Production Area: 2.7 mi
- Alberding Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
Museums: 4
- Heritage Room Museum: 16.1 mi
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 20.5 mi
- Fillmore County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Frager Field: 7.1 mi
- Indian Raids Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Spring Ranch: 15.9 mi
- Sawyer: 23.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:25 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:25 | 17:09 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clay CTR, 7 mi away.
- Whooping Crane1 obs
- common morning-glory1 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.
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