Nature reserve · Minnesota
Carl and Verna Schmidt Wildlife Management Area
Carl and Verna Schmidt Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. The nearest named place is Chadderdon Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 46 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.28582, -93.71201
- 45.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 20 mi
- South Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Ray's Lake Park: 5.2 mi
- Lettie's Park: 6.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 6.1 mi
- South Park: 6.7 mi
- Cherry Valley Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Le Sueur County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 12.6 mi
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 12.8 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 16.1 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 16.5 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnemishinona Falls: 20.1 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.6 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 21.0 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 21.0 mi
- Triple Falls: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Janesville Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 13.1 mi
- Winter Warrior: 16.5 mi
- Buffalo: 16.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 16.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 11.1 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 21.6 mi
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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