Omaha Mission Bend Wildlife Management Area
Omaha Mission Bend Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 323 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the south-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Monona Bend Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 323 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Outlaw Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Lucia · 28 mi
- Gobbler Point · 28 mi
- Kestrel Point · 28 mi
- Bobsled Run · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- UMÓⁿHOⁿ / Omaha Nation Public School Park: 3.0 mi
- Whiting City Park: 8.6 mi
- Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Winnebago Scouts Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Snyder Bend Park: 9.5 mi
- Upper Monona Bend Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Mission Bend: 3.9 mi
- Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Ivy Island Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Snyder Bend Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Caboose: 16.4 mi
- Tank: 16.7 mi
- Dakota City: 19.6 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 19.9 mi
- Blue Ox: 20.6 mi
- Hornick Depot: 12.6 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 13.6 mi
- O'Connor House Museum Complex: 14.1 mi
- John G Neihardt State Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 3.5 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 3.7 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 3.7 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 4.7 mi
- Durr Hill: 17.3 mi
- Granger Hill: 23.7 mi
- Tree Shelter: 10.8 mi
- Harp: 22.9 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 24.3 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 10.9 mi
- The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Omaha Mission Bend Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | SSE 168° | 426 m | 4.7 mi |
| Granger Hill | ESE 108° | 412 m | 23.7 mi |
| Durr Hill | ESE 107° | 391 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 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 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walthill 1E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1035841084
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 25 mi
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