Branched Oak Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Branched Oak Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 390 m. Skunk Hill stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 6.0 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 390 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tornado Park: 7.2 mi
- Shady Park: 7.3 mi
- Bur Oak State Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Lincoln Army Air Field Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
- Huskerville Park: 9.0 mi
- Biplane: 11.1 mi
- Meadowlark: 11.4 mi
- Pitch, Roll & Yaw: 11.4 mi
- Corn Cob: 11.6 mi
- Corn Cob: 11.7 mi
- Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 12.5 mi
- Nebraska National Guard Museum: 13.2 mi
- Museum of American Speed: 13.3 mi
- University of Nebraska State Museum: 13.9 mi
- Great Plains Art Museum: 14.1 mi
- Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- Heartfelt Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Ceresco Legion Hall: 12.9 mi
- North Bottoms Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- Highland Grove: 10.7 mi
- Autumn Wood Memorial Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Burnett Garden: 13.9 mi
- Enright Garden: 13.9 mi
- Cather Garden: 13.9 mi
- Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Redtail State Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Hilltop Prairie: 14.7 mi
- Hands-On Prairie: 14.8 mi
- Verley Prairie: 15.0 mi
- Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker: 13.7 mi
- Robber's Cave Tours: 16.0 mi
- Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell: 16.0 mi
- Roca Berry Farm: 24.9 mi
- Master Tables: 15.1 mi
- Village of Weston Park: 16.1 mi
- Bodleys Hill: 22.0 mi
- Skunk Hill: 22.6 mi
- Blue River Rest Area Eastbound: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Branched Oak Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Hill | NNE 34° | 412 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bodleys Hill | NE 36° | 397 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raymond 2E, 7 mi away.
- Ring-billed Gull27 obs
- Great Blue Heron20 obs
- American White Pelican17 obs
- Bald Eagle16 obs
- Franklin's Gull15 obs
- Cedar Waxwing14 obs
- Lesser Black-backed Gull12 obs
- Snow Goose12 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 node/357792470
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