Caraway Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit
Caraway Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Des Moines River SNA, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Des Moines River SNA: 1.0 mi
- Lillegard Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Des Moines River SNA: 2.1 mi
- Laurs Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Prairie Bush Clover SNA: 4.5 mi
- Kilen Woods State Park: 4.6 mi
- Obie Knutson Park: 4.6 mi
- Island Park: 5.3 mi
- Court house park: 5.7 mi
- Belmont County Park: 5.9 mi
- Anglers Bay Beach: 20.0 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 20.2 mi
- Martha Yarns Memorial Beach: 20.3 mi
- Harlan Beach: 20.5 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 20.7 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 2.8 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 7.2 mi
- Watonwan County Highest Point: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Island: 14.3 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 14.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 21.4 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 24.1 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 24.9 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 10.3 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 10.7 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 17.7 mi
- Welcome To Sherburn: 20.5 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caraway Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Highest Point | SW 224° | 480.3 m | 25.0 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | NNW 341° | 479 m | 17.2 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | NNW 332° | 473 m | 7.2 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | NNW 337° | 463 m | 21.0 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | SSE 146° | 429.8 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mountain Island | NE 48° | 397.7 m | 14.3 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | ENE 70° | 396.3 m | 13.4 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | N 7° | 391 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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