Platte State Wildlife Management Area
Platte State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 839 m. Garfield Table stands 923 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fremont Slough State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- Sioux Lookout Historical Monument: 2.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Interstate Park: 5.9 mi
- St. Mary's park: 5.9 mi
- Fort McPherson Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Fort Cody Trading Post: 6.0 mi
- Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker: 10.5 mi
- Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- Great Platte River Road Historical Marker: 23.1 mi
- Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
- Cody Park Railroad Museum: 6.3 mi
- North Platte Area Children's Museum: 6.5 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Fort Brady Museum: 15.6 mi
- North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Fire Hydrant: 6.8 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 15.7 mi
- Etna: 24.1 mi
- Brady Rest Area Westbound: 10.5 mi
- Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 11.2 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
- Garfield Table: 20.0 mi
- Odencranze Table: 23.2 mi
- Hole in the Wall Beach: 24.0 mi
- Hershey Beach: 24.0 mi
- Hershey Garden Belles: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Platte State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Table | NNE 18° | 923 m | 20.0 mi |
| Odencranze Table | E 80° | 914 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:38 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:34 | 17:18 |
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 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Platte Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.
- Northern House Wren2 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee2 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Common Merganser1 obs
- Northern Flicker1 obs
- Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
- Western Honey Bee1 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/788671041
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