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Chadderdon Wildlife Management Area

Chadderdon Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Chadderdon Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. The nearest named place is Paddy Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 44 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31677, -93.71565

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park: 4.6 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 5.1 mi
  • Centennial Park: 5.1 mi
  • North Park: 5.4 mi
  • Cherry Valley Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 14
  • Veteran's Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • POW/MIA Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • New Prague Veterans Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Sesquicentennial Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Winter Warrior: 17.5 mi
  • Buffalo: 17.5 mi
  • Mni Mural: 17.5 mi
  • Mni Mural: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Voyager Valley Teepee: 13.3 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 21.7 mi
  • Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 24.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Krystosek: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3220:1921:03
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4815:5116:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730445767726960473219
Precip in1.01.01.83.14.05.14.43.63.22.51.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657970

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