Nature reserve · Nebraska
Hidden Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
Hidden Marsh State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. The nearest named place is Sinninger Federal Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71018, -97.48672
83 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 38
- Northside Park: 6.1 mi
- Friend Park: 11.4 mi
- Burley Park: 11.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 11.6 mi
- Linear Park: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Sinninger Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 2.6 mi
- Real Waterfowl Production Area: 5.2 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Bluebill State Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Wilkins Lagoon National Waterfowl Production Area: 12.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Fillmore County Museum: 7.3 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 12.0 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 12.2 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 16.5 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- York Rest Area Westbound: 8.6 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 11.2 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Arrival Sculpture: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sawyer: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Smith Creek Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:23 | 17:06 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 7 mi away.
- Ring-necked Pheasant1 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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