Redtail State Wildlife Management Area
Redtail State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 467 m. Indian Hill stands 464 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Redtail Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Redtail Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Shady Park: 8.8 mi
- Tornado Park: 9.0 mi
- Branched Oak Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 10.4 mi
- The Light Sculpture: 12.8 mi
- Boiler Breakout: 12.9 mi
- Creation Sculpture: 12.9 mi
- Son of Man Be Free: 12.9 mi
- Open Book Sculpture: 12.9 mi
- Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 12.9 mi
- Butler County Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Nebraska National Guard Museum: 13.5 mi
- Dinosaur Museum (closed): 18.9 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 20.8 mi
- Heartfelt Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Ceresco Legion Hall: 18.7 mi
- Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
- Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
- Saunders County Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Highland Grove: 21.0 mi
- Autumn Wood Memorial Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Burnett Garden: 24.2 mi
- Enright Garden: 24.2 mi
- Cather Garden: 24.3 mi
- Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Straight Water Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- White Tail Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 21.3 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 22.3 mi
- Skunk Hill: 22.4 mi
- Village of Weston Park: 15.2 mi
- Master Tables: 25.0 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
- Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redtail State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | N 8° | 464 m | 21.3 mi |
| Skunk Hill | ENE 60° | 412 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | ENE 62° | 397 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
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 | 21 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — David City 4E, 11 mi away.
- Greater Prairie-Chicken6 obs
- compass plant3 obs
- snow-on-the-mountain2 obs
- round-headed bush clover2 obs
- white heath aster2 obs
- rough blazing star2 obs
- western false gromwell2 obs
- Great Plains false boneset2 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/641305048
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