Louisville Bend Wildlife Area
Louisville Bend Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Huff Access County Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
109 named places within 25 miles
- Huff Access County Park: 2.3 mi
- Decatur Bend County Park: 4.3 mi
- Ropes Park: 4.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 5.2 mi
- Monona County Arboretum: 5.5 mi
- I-29 Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Upper Blenco Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Lower Blenco Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Gramm Wetland: 6.2 mi
- Tieville Bend Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Murray Hall: 11.8 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 12.4 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 12.4 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 12.5 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 18.1 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 5.7 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Burt County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bryant House: 13.3 mi
- Hornick Depot: 18.7 mi
- Caboose: 17.2 mi
- Tank: 17.8 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 21.1 mi
- Inkpaduta Historical Marker: 23.2 mi
- Durr Hill: 10.8 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 11.8 mi
- Granger Hill: 14.4 mi
- Tree Shelter: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 15.5 mi
- The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Louisville Bend Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | NW 315° | 426 m | 11.8 mi |
| Granger Hill | ENE 66° | 412 m | 14.4 mi |
| Durr Hill | NE 42° | 391 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Onawa 3NW, 8 mi away.
- Shortnose Gar2 obs
- Wood Duck1 obs
- Eastern Hognose Snake1 obs
- Bluegill1 obs
- Yellow Perch1 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog1 obs
- Black Bullhead1 obs
- Fathead Minnow1 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/944883077
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