Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area
Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 598 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Loup Rivers Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- South Water Tower Park: 4.3 mi
- Hannon Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
- Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 8.8 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 3.4 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Ayr Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 12.3 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 15.1 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 15.7 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 16.2 mi
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 20.8 mi
- Big Bird House: 12.3 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 15.6 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 16.2 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 23.2 mi
- Topeka Peak: 3.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 21.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.8 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 17.1 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | SSE 163° | 638 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 16° | 601 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:27 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings 4N, 14 mi away.
- Snow Goose8 obs
- Sandhill Crane7 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird6 obs
- Wild Turkey4 obs
- showy milkweed4 obs
- Eastern Kingbird3 obs
- poison hemlock3 obs
- Illinois bundleflower3 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/682970420
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