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Nature reserve · Nebraska

Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 794 m
Nearest byway: Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway8.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:15local time
Coordinates: 40.6966, -99.9135

Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled 794 m. The nearest named place is Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: North Inlet, a park 2.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

On the road

8.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic BywayNational
29.8 mi off the Heritage Highway

Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks34

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: North Inlet: 2.1 mi
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
George E Johnson Historical Marker: 4.5 mi

Nature reserves16

Elwood Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Bitterns Call State Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
Midway Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi

Museums7

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles: 9.7 mi
Dawson County Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
Robert Henri Museum: 11.9 mi
One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 11.9 mi
Sod House Museum: 20.3 mi

Historic sites5

UP 25335: 11.7 mi
The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
COZAD: 11.8 mi
Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
Cozad Memorial: 11.9 mi

Beaches3

Mallard Beach: 2.8 mi
North Shore: 3.1 mi
East Shore: 3.9 mi

Rest areas1

Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 8.0 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Shelter: 11.9 mi

Artworks1

Wyoming Rainbow: 20.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Ingham: 22.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:44	19:16	19:52
June solstice	06:09	20:34	21:15
September equinox	07:28	19:02	19:39
December solstice	08:01	16:32	17:16

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	39	48	59	70	75	73	65	51	38	28
Precip in	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.5	3.6	3.5	3.3	2.8	1.6	1.8	0.9	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

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