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Berwald Waterfowl Production Area

Berwald Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Berwald Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 604 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Game Production Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates45.32600, -97.03280

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Summit City Park: 1.7 mi
  • Orton Roadside Area: 9.8 mi
  • Surma-Jackson City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area: 15.3 mi
  • South Punished Womans State Public Shooting Area: 15.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Valley Queen Heritage Center: 20.6 mi
  • Grant County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Old School Museums: 20.8 mi
  • Sam Brown Log Cabin: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Beach: 17.5 mi
  • North Beach: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Samuel J Brown State Monument: 20.8 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Teepee: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Punished Womans Mound: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Berwald Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punished Womans MoundSSE 165°633 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:41
June solstice05:4120:3521:21
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0515:5916:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111629435665706861463017
Precip in0.70.71.02.33.24.04.13.02.82.50.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summit 1 W, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1484147307

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