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Nature reserve · Nebraska

High Basin Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 753 m
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway12.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:13local time
Coordinates: 40.5656, -99.6406

High Basin Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

High Basin Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled 753 m. The nearest named place is Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Nebraska Game and Parks

On the road

12.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational
20.9 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Parks32

Bertrand Park: 2.7 mi
Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
Phillips Lake State Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
Elwood Reservoir Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
George E Johnson Historical Marker: 12.6 mi

Nature reserves22

Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 2.2 mi
Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area: 3.2 mi
Peterson Waterfowl Production Area: 5.6 mi
Linder Waterfowl Production Area: 5.8 mi
Elley Waterfowl Production Area: 6.0 mi

Museums3

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 13.4 mi
Phelps County Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
Dawson County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi

Beaches3

East Shore: 13.8 mi
Mallard Beach: 14.3 mi
North Shore: 15.3 mi

Rest areas1

Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:43	19:15	19:51
June solstice	06:09	20:32	21:13
September equinox	07:27	19:01	19:37
December solstice	07:59	16:32	17:15

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	30	40	49	60	71	75	73	65	52	39	29
Precip in	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.5	3.8	3.9	3.3	3.0	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaday Steam PLT, 9 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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