Rowe Sanctuary
Rowe Sanctuary is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 632 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lowell Historical Marker, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 632 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
109 named places within 25 miles
- Lowell Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Gibbon Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Windmill State Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Nebraska Centre - Boyd Ranch Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Fort Kearny State Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Bufflehead State Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Kea West Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- East Odessa State Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- Martins Reach State Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker: 3.9 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Dobytown Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 9.1 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 5.7 mi
- Fort Kearney Visitor's Center: 6.5 mi
- Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center: 8.3 mi
- Fort Kearney Museum: 10.3 mi
- Museum of Nebraska Art: 10.4 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 8.0 mi
- Big Apple Fun Center: 10.7 mi
- Elizabeth Thomsic Hillard Memorial Labyrinth: 11.6 mi
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker: 14.2 mi
- Big Bird House: 20.5 mi
- Harmon Park Rock Garden: 11.0 mi
- Kellaway Garden: 11.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 22.4 mi
- Yanney Beach: 11.6 mi
- Cottonmill Swimming Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sandhill Cranes: 11.6 mi
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture: 12.3 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Westbound: 12.3 mi
- Kearney Rest Area Eastbound: 14.2 mi
- Topeka Peak: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rowe Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | E 82° | 638 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:29 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:28 | 17:12 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 4 NE, 8 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake34 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird28 obs
- Bald Eagle18 obs
- Baltimore Oriole18 obs
- Dickcissel17 obs
- common milkweed17 obs
- Monarch17 obs
- great mullein17 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/357783361
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