Nature reserve · Nebraska
Green Wing State Wildlife Management Area
Green Wing State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 514 m. The nearest named place is Hansen Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 20 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.44268, -97.82812
- 20.4 mi off the Heritage Highway
81 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 36
- Hansen Waterfowl Production Area: 1.3 mi
- Krause Lagoon National Waterfowl Production Area: 2.7 mi
- Mallard Haven National Waterfowl Production Area: 3.3 mi
- Eckhardt Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
- Mallard Haven National Waterfowl Production Area: 4.8 mi
Parks: 36
- Stockholm Lutheran Church and Swedish Cemetery Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
- Smith Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area: 8.0 mi
- Moger Lagoon National Wildlife Mgt Area: 9.0 mi
- Schuck Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 9.0 mi
- Standpipe Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Frager Field: 12.8 mi
- Indian Raids Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Forty-Niner Trail Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Bruning Army Airfield: 21.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Heritage Room Museum: 14.8 mi
- Fillmore County Museum: 18.4 mi
- Thayer County Museum: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sawyer: 19.2 mi
- Spring Ranch: 21.5 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 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
- Common Sunflower2 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant1 obs
- White-faced Ibis1 obs
- Blue Mudplantain1 obs
- American Bumble Bee1 obs
- Common Sootywing1 obs
- musk thistle1 obs
- lemon beebalm1 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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