Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area
Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. The nearest named place is Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
86 named places within 25 miles
- Waco Municipal Park: 1.5 mi
- Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.6 mi
- Duke Park: 5.9 mi
- Miller Park: 6.1 mi
- East Hill Park: 6.2 mi
- Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Straight Water Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Clayton Museum of Ancient History: 6.1 mi
- Anna Bemis Palmer Museum: 6.6 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 14.7 mi
- Seward County Historical Society Museum: 14.7 mi
- Nebraska National Guard Museum: 19.7 mi
- Crossing the Plains Sculpture: 7.5 mi
- The Light Sculpture: 20.2 mi
- Open Book Sculpture: 20.2 mi
- Boiler Breakout: 20.3 mi
- Creation Sculpture: 20.3 mi
- York Rest Area Westbound: 7.4 mi
- York Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 22.7 mi
- War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Heartfelt Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Smith Creek Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Sawyer: 22.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Western Meadowlark1 obs
- Boreal Chorus Frog1 obs
- common milkweed1 obs
- hoary vervain1 obs
- American germander1 obs
- Cannabis1 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1 obs
- compass plant1 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/667390537
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