Nature reserve · Nebraska
Kissinger Basin State Wildlife Management Area
Kissinger Basin State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 535 m. The nearest named place is Frager Field, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 21 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.44384, -98.10123
- 20.5 mi off the Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Schuck Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.5 mi
- Edgar Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- Harms Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.7 mi
- Meadowlark Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.8 mi
- City Park: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Bulrush State Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Harms Waterfowl Production Area: 5.5 mi
- Bluewing Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Moger Waterfowl Production Area: 6.5 mi
- Glenvil Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 6.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Room Museum: 17.7 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 18.2 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 18.3 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 19.1 mi
- Big Bird House: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Frager Field: 1.6 mi
- Indian Raids Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Spring Ranch: 7.4 mi
- Abdal: 22.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:26 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:26 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clay CTR, 6 mi away.
- House Sparrow7 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove5 obs
- American Robin5 obs
- European Starling5 obs
- Blue Jay4 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker4 obs
- Downy Woodpecker3 obs
- Baltimore Oriole2 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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