Hershey State Wildlife Management Area
Hershey State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 883 m. Big Bald Hill stands 1,056 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hershey State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
54 named places within 25 miles
- Washington Park: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.0 mi
- East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Great Platte River Road Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- Fort Cody Trading Post: 11.8 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- North Platte Area Children's Museum: 11.7 mi
- Cody Park Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 5.3 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 5.7 mi
- Hole in the Wall Beach: 6.6 mi
- Hershey Beach: 6.8 mi
- North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Memorial Fire Hydrant: 24.5 mi
- Hershey Garden Belles: 1.8 mi
- Big Bald Hill: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hershey State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Hill | WNW 297° | 1,056 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:39 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:35 | 17:19 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hershey 5 SSE, 2 mi away.
- Upland Sandpiper2 obs
- Largemouth Bass2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Bobolink1 obs
- Dickcissel1 obs
- American Robin1 obs
- Common Garter Snake1 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/790204952
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