Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Protection Area
Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Protection Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 641 m. Indian Hill stands 627 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin County Museum, a museum 6.2 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 6.1 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Heritage Highway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Franklin City Park: 6.3 mi
- Wilcox City Park: 16.5 mi
- Walkers Ranch Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Run ATV Trail: 16.6 mi
- Sacramento-Wilcox State Wildlife Mgt Are: 19.8 mi
- Franklin County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Kearney County Museum: 21.3 mi
- Pioneer Village: 21.6 mi
- Webster County Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
- Willa Cather House: 24.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 20.0 mi
- Franklin County Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | WSW 238° | 627 m | 20.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 165° | 624 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:29 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:31 | 17:14 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin #2, 7 mi away.
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
- Chipping Sparrow1 obs
- Baltimore Oriole1 obs
- Common Grackle1 obs
- American Robin1 obs
- Small White1 obs
- Black Swallowtail1 obs
- Question Mark1 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/689461929
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- Minden · 21 mi
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