Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area
Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 604 m. Muddy Point stands 675 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Happy Jack Peak, a peak 8.9 miles away. Loup Rivers Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 604 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
26 named places within 25 miles
- Bussell Park: 8.9 mi
- Chalk Mine State Wayside Area: 9.0 mi
- Blizzard of 1888 Historical Marker: 11.3 mi
- Fort Hartsuff Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Saint Marys Catholic Church Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
- Happy Jack Peak: 8.9 mi
- Muddy Point: 17.8 mi
- Loup Bottom State Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Marsh Wren State Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Garfield County Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Vinton: 10.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Point | SSW 203° | 675 m | 17.8 mi |
| Happy Jack Peak | SSE 156° | 624 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Loup, 4 mi away.
- poison hemlock1 obs
- Common Mallow1 obs
- Smooth Brome1 obs
- Wild Four o'Clock1 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/357781353
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