Nature reserve · Minnesota

Bud Jensen Wildlife Management Area

Bud Jensen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bud Jensen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 386 m. The nearest named place is Vernon Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 43 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.95695, -92.81027

42.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
17.9 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
19.9 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Tall Oaks Park: 5.1 mi
West Park: 5.6 mi
North Park: 5.7 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
Dodge Center Creek Park: 6.7 mi

Nature reserves42

Vernon Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Tri-cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Pheasants Forever Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
South Fork Zumbro River Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Teapail Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi

Museums37

Oxbow Nature Center: 11.9 mi
Historic Mayowood Mansion: 14.5 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 15.2 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 15.3 mi
Charles E. Gagnon Museum & Sculpture Garden: 15.9 mi

Picnic sites19

Caulfield: 11.3 mi
Caulfield: 11.3 mi
Picnic Table: 11.4 mi
Picnic Table: 11.4 mi
Picnic Table: 11.4 mi

Attractions13

Dodge County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 8.1 mi
Skyline Raceway: 15.6 mi
Rochester Event Center: 16.6 mi
Lansing Corners: 17.1 mi

Artworks13

Byron Bear: 10.4 mi
Scoreboard: 16.9 mi
SHS: 17.2 mi
Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 17.6 mi
Marian Grotto: 17.6 mi

Historic sites9

Welcome to Hayfield: 5.0 mi
Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 8.3 mi
Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 11.8 mi
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
Matthews Heritage Dome: 17.7 mi

Beaches3

Cascade Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
JHELL Beach: 18.5 mi
Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 23.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Rice Lake: 15.8 mi
Fairpoint: 17.3 mi

Rest areas1

Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 16.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:46	19:24
June solstice	05:29	20:14	20:58
September equinox	06:59	18:32	19:11
December solstice	07:43	15:49	16:37

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	13	17	30	43	56	66	70	67	59	46	32	20
Precip in	1.0	1.1	2.1	3.6	4.3	5.3	4.6	4.8	3.5	2.4	1.9	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byron 4north, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657528

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