Nature reserve · Nebraska
Real Waterfowl Production Area
Real Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 498 m. The nearest named place is Fillmore County Museum, a museum 2.8 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles.
Part of Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District
What the record says
- Elevation
- 498 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.67450, -97.57436
82 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 36
- Sinninger Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Marsh State Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Bluebill State Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Wilkins Lagoon National Waterfowl Production Area: 7.4 mi
- Marsh Hawk State Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
Parks: 33
- Northside Park: 5.1 mi
- Linear Park: 12.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 12.8 mi
- Harrison Park: 13.1 mi
- Easthill Park: 13.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Fillmore County Museum: 2.8 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 13.4 mi
- Tobias Community Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- York Rest Area Westbound: 10.3 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sawyer: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Smith Creek Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Bruning Army Airfield: 24.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:23 | 17:07 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 2 mi away.
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 obs
- Eastern Kingbird1 obs
- Eastern Phoebe1 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.
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