Crane Meadows Nature Center
Crane Meadows Nature Center is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 584 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker, a park 0.9 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 584 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Conflict of 1867 Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
- Old Fort Kearney Road Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Loch Linda State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Cattail State Wildlife Management: 3.7 mi
- Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 15.0 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 9.0 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 13.2 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 13.4 mi
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 17.7 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 19.3 mi
- Topeka Peak: 7.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 19.5 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 22.7 mi
- Big Bird House: 12.7 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 13.7 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 13.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 8.4 mi
- Luther's Seal Mosaic: 24.6 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 8.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 10.1 mi
- Rosedale: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crane Meadows Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | SW 228° | 638 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | N 3° | 603 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 357° | 601 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:28 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:26 | 17:10 |
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, 10 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird33 obs
- Common Garter Snake23 obs
- great mullein20 obs
- hoary vervain14 obs
- Blue-winged Teal14 obs
- Widow Skimmer13 obs
- winecup mallow13 obs
- Cliff Swallow11 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/357782402
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