Nature reserve · Nebraska

Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area

Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 807 m. The nearest named place is Curtis City Park, a park 6.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.72344, -100.53276

21.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National

Around it

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks21

Curtis City Park: 6.3 mi
Wellfleet Community Lake: 11.2 mi
Ingham Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
Stockville Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
Jeffrey Lake Recreation: 17.7 mi

Nature reserves14

Cedar Valley State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
Wellfleet State Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
Wapiti State Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi

Museums4

Fort Brady Museum: 22.4 mi
Sod House Museum: 23.3 mi
Pony Express Station Museum: 24.3 mi
Gothenburg Historical Museum: 24.3 mi

Rest areas2

Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
Brady Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi

Attractions2

Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker: 21.8 mi

Historic sites2

TEXACO Oil: 22.3 mi
Memorial Fire Hydrant: 24.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Ingham: 10.2 mi

Artworks1

Wyoming Rainbow: 24.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:46	19:18	19:54
June solstice	06:12	20:36	21:18
September equinox	07:30	19:05	19:41
December solstice	08:04	16:35	17:19

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	28	31	41	51	61	72	77	75	66	53	40	29
Precip in	0.4	0.5	0.9	2.2	3.7	3.7	3.0	2.7	1.5	1.7	0.7	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Curtis, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle1 obs
rush skeletonplant1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/791881924

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