Jones Waterfowl Production Area
Jones Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 714 m. Sappa Peak stands 680 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlanta Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 14 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 22.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
59 named places within 25 miles
- Atlanta Waterfowl Production Area: 2.9 mi
- West Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- South Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Linder Waterfowl Production Area: 12.0 mi
- Johnson Waterfowl Production Area: 12.7 mi
- South Park: 4.2 mi
- North Park: 5.1 mi
- Pioneer Crossing Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Site of Old Sacramento Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Sacramento-Wilcox State Wildlife Mgt Are: 9.4 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Sappa Peak: 22.2 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sappa Peak | SSW 194° | 680 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holdrege, 5 mi away.
- Common Raccoon1 obs
- Virginia Opossum1 obs
- hoary vervain1 obs
- leadplant1 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/783514053
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