East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area
East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 874 m. The nearest named place is East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 874 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Park: 4.3 mi
- Washington Park: 4.4 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 6.3 mi
- Kriz Park: 7.0 mi
- Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park: 7.2 mi
- Lincoln County Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- North Platte Area Children's Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cody Park Railroad Museum: 9.2 mi
- Great Platte River Road Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Fort Cody Trading Post: 8.7 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Westbound: 8.4 mi
- Sutherland Rest Area Eastbound: 8.8 mi
- North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Fire Hydrant: 21.5 mi
- Hole in the Wall Beach: 9.6 mi
- Hershey Beach: 9.7 mi
- Hershey Garden Belles: 4.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:39 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:35 | 17:19 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hershey 5 SSE, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose3 obs
- Bald Eagle2 obs
- Northern Shoveler2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk1 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Mallard1 obs
- Northern Flicker1 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/357779295
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