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Sutherland Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area

Sutherland Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sutherland Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 940 m. Big Bald Hill stands 1,056 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hershey Beach, a beach 1.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.08973, -101.13513

49 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Hershey Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Hole in the Wall Beach: 1.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 3.9 mi
  • Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Hershey Garden Belles: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sutherland Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bald HillNW 316°1,056 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1320:4021:21
September equinox07:3319:0719:43
December solstice08:0716:3617:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272939475869747264513828
Precip in0.20.40.92.03.33.82.72.21.61.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hershey 5 SSE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/790466646

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