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West Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area

West Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

West Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 795 m. Tallin Table stands 932 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97311, -100.29511

73 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
Historic sites: 8
  • TEXACO Oil: 5.0 mi
  • Etna: 12.8 mi
  • Memorial Fire Hydrant: 13.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • Cozad Memorial: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 7
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 9.3 mi
  • Brady Rest Area Westbound: 9.9 mi
  • Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wyoming Rainbow: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Shelter: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tallin TableNNE 14°932 m21.6 mi
Schukar TableNNE 32°927 m19.1 mi
Odencranze TableNNE 19°914 m13.4 mi
Hansen TableNE 48°909 m19.8 mi
Rock Island TableNE 41°903 m15.2 mi
Stop TableNE 36°886 m20.7 mi
Redfern TableENE 59°877 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:53
June solstice06:1020:3621:17
September equinox07:2919:0419:40
December solstice08:0316:3317:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273041506070767465523828
Precip in0.40.71.12.53.83.73.12.41.71.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/791183814

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