Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area
Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 516 m. The nearest named place is Heron Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 4.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Buckley Park: 7.4 mi
- Stromsburg City Park: 7.8 mi
- City Square Park: 7.8 mi
- Swede Capital Arboretum: 8.5 mi
- Hordville City Park: 10.6 mi
- Heron Waterfowl Production Area: 4.8 mi
- Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 13.9 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 12.4 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 12.6 mi
- Merrick County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Plainsman Museum: 19.5 mi
- War Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Heber Hord House historical marker: 16.8 mi
- Lone Tree: 17.6 mi
- The Mormon Trail historical marker: 17.6 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 14.7 mi
- York Rest Area Westbound: 16.0 mi
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 16.0 mi
- Unicorn: 16.4 mi
- Smith Creek Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:26 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:22 | 17:06 |
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 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York 3N, 9 mi away.
- Plains Garter Snake1 obs
- common milkweed1 obs
- Yellow Sweetclover1 obs
- Smooth Brome1 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/667384365
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