Jensen Waterfowl Production Area
Jensen Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 630 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Youngson Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 21 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- Jaycee Park: 12.5 mi
- Augie Nelson Park: 12.6 mi
- American Legion Park: 12.6 mi
- Chartauqua Park: 12.7 mi
- Catherland Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Youngson Waterfowl Production Area: 2.3 mi
- Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Gleason Waterfowl Production Area: 15.0 mi
- Lindau Waterfowl Production Area: 15.4 mi
- Clark Waterfowl Production Area: 16.2 mi
- Kearney County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Pioneer Village: 12.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 21.6 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 23.1 mi
- Franklin County Museum: 23.3 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 17.6 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 17.8 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 21.6 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Big Bird House: 18.4 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 21.7 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 22.7 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 24.1 mi
- Topeka Peak: 22.3 mi
- Dobytown: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jensen Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | NNE 21° | 638 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:29 | 17:12 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minden, 13 mi away.
- fuscatus-group Paper Wasps1 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/689880795
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