Nature reserve · Minnesota

Cartney Wildlife Management Area

Cartney Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cartney Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates43.59735, -92.54127

4.0 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
7.8 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
52.1 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

Preston Overlook · 24 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Cartney Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
Rustic Retreat Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Leroy Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi

Parks

Lake Louise State Park: 4.8 mi
Grand Meadow City Park: 7.5 mi
Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
Pine Lawn Park: 7.8 mi
Spring Valley South Park: 9.2 mi

Museums11

Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 9.7 mi
Methodist Church Museum: 9.7 mi
Sugar Shack: 20.5 mi
Log Cabin: 20.6 mi
SPAM Museum: 22.2 mi

Attractions6

Deer Creek Speedway: 9.1 mi
Rochester Event Center: 22.2 mi
Mower County Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
Preston Veteran's Memorial: 23.7 mi
Band Shell: 24.5 mi

Historic sites3

Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 23.8 mi
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 24.2 mi
Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi

Rest areas2

State Line Wayside: 10.8 mi
Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 14.9 mi

Artworks2

Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 17.7 mi
SHS: 17.8 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Area: 5.1 mi

Springs1

Big Spring: 15.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Forestville: 18.1 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 18.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:45	19:23
June solstice	05:30	20:12	20:56
September equinox	06:58	18:32	19:09
December solstice	07:41	15:50	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	29	43	55	66	69	67	59	46	32	20
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.8	3.9	5.1	5.7	4.7	4.2	4.1	3.0	1.8	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Meadow, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657580

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