Nature reserve · Nebraska
Prairie Dog Waterfowl Production Area
Prairie Dog Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 666 m. The nearest named place is Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Heritage Highway passes 21 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.40280, -99.12585
- 20.6 mi off the Heritage Highway
- 20.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
98 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 43
- Walkers Ranch Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Wilcox City Park: 3.5 mi
- South Park: 5.3 mi
- North Park: 5.5 mi
- Mosaic Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Killdeer Waterfowl Production Area: 1.5 mi
- Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 2.0 mi
- Clark Waterfowl Production Area: 4.3 mi
- Bluestem Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
- Lindau Waterfowl Production Area: 4.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Kearney County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Pioneer Village: 11.6 mi
- Phelps County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 17.8 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 17.0 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 17.8 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 19.0 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 19.1 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 18.6 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Yanney Beach: 19.2 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Kellaway Garden: 19.3 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dobytown: 17.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:30 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ragan, 11 mi away.
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog9 obs
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel4 obs
- Ferruginous Hawk3 obs
- Savannah Sparrow3 obs
- Burrowing Owl3 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk2 obs
- Corn Earworm Moth2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 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/689899922
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