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Ceylon Wildlife Management Area

Ceylon Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Ceylon Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the west, 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.52116, -94.63987

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tuttle Lake County Park Campground: 2.5 mi
  • Coralinn Park: 9.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek 1st: 9.9 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 10.1 mi
  • Welcome Park: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 13
Historic sites: 8
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 10.8 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 12.7 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 21.7 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 3
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 23.5 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 23.5 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 20.8 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 23.6 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Martin County Highest Point: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ceylon Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointW 265°429.8 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3820:2021:04
September equinox07:0618:4019:18
December solstice07:4915:5916:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455768716961483320
Precip in0.80.81.43.54.54.83.93.73.22.51.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estherville 4E, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657974

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