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Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area

Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 800 m. The nearest named place is Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73334, -99.97983

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Cozad Rest Area Westbound: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wyoming Rainbow: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:1020:3421:15
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice08:0116:3217:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262939485970757365513828
Precip in0.50.81.32.53.63.53.32.81.61.80.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis 2 NW, 5 mi away.

  • Eastern Kingbird2 obs
  • Northern Bobwhite1 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
  • Northern House Wren1 obs
  • Blue Jay1 obs
  • Barn Swallow1 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker1 obs
  • White-tailed Deer1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/739261517

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