Nature reserve · Minnesota
Born Wildlife Management Area
Born Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Great River Road passes 55 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.13378, -93.77346
- 55.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 15 mi
- South Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Quade Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Lakeview Park: 3.2 mi
- Northwood Park: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Oelke Park: 3.7 mi
- Rolling Acres Park and Green Space: 3.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Le Sueur County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 11.2 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 11.3 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 11.6 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnemishinona Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 15.8 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 15.8 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 16.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winter Warrior: 11.6 mi
- Buffalo: 11.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 11.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 11.7 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Janesville Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.6 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 12.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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