Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area
Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 766 m. Schukar Table stands 927 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Muny Park: 2.9 mi
- Ethan's Park: 3.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.3 mi
- West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- East Gothenburg State Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Cozad State Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Midway Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Darr Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- One Hundredth Meridian Museum: 3.6 mi
- Robert Henri Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sod House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Gothenburg Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Pony Express Station Museum: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- The 100th Meridian Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
- UP 25335: 3.6 mi
- Cozad Memorial: 3.6 mi
- COZAD: 3.6 mi
- Rock Island Table: 19.0 mi
- Redfern Table: 19.8 mi
- Hansen Table: 20.5 mi
- Odencranze Table: 21.5 mi
- Schukar Table: 23.6 mi
- Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 8.8 mi
- Brady Rest Area Eastbound: 23.9 mi
- Brady Rest Area Westbound: 24.5 mi
- North Shore: 14.7 mi
- Mallard Beach: 16.0 mi
- East Shore: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 3.6 mi
- Wyoming Rainbow: 7.1 mi
- Ingham: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schukar Table | N 354° | 927 m | 23.6 mi |
| Odencranze Table | NNW 338° | 914 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hansen Table | N 6° | 909 m | 20.5 mi |
| Rock Island Table | N 352° | 903 m | 19.0 mi |
| Stop Table | N 359° | 886 m | 23.9 mi |
| Redfern Table | NNE 19° | 877 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:35 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:32 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gothenburg, 7 mi away.
- Yellowish Bird-dropping Moth3 obs
- Canada Goose1 obs
- Grasshopper Sparrow1 obs
- Barn Swallow1 obs
- Western Kingbird1 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker1 obs
- eastern redcedar1 obs
- common reed1 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/779378175
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