Nature reserve · Minnesota
Bur Oak Wildlife Management Area
Bur Oak Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. The nearest named place is Lake Washington Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.28011, -93.86070
- 4.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 51.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 14 mi
- South Overlook · 14 mi
- Former Dam Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Washington Park: 2.1 mi
- Water Tower Park: 3.1 mi
- Cherry Valley Park: 3.3 mi
- Lake George Park: 3.5 mi
- Duck Lake Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 14
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 6.2 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 6.5 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 10.7 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 10.8 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 10.5 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnemishinona Falls: 13.5 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 14.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 6.3 mi
- Winter Warrior: 10.4 mi
- Buffalo: 10.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 10.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 13.1 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 17.5 mi
- Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 10.0 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 15.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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