Cherry Grove Wildlife Management Area
Cherry Grove Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 43.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Preston Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mystery Cave State Park: 2.8 mi
- Mystery Cave State Park: 3.2 mi
- Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park: 4.8 mi
- Lidtke County Park: 8.3 mi
- Spring Valley South Park: 8.7 mi
- Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 9.4 mi
- Methodist Church Museum: 9.4 mi
- Preston Depot Museum: 11.1 mi
- Fillmore County Historical Center: 12.6 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 11.8 mi
- Niagara Cave: 11.8 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 13.0 mi
- Deer Creek Speedway: 13.9 mi
- Forestville: 6.6 mi
- Clear Grit: 14.6 mi
- Elliota: 17.4 mi
- Big Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 18.6 mi
- State Line Wayside: 7.7 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 21.4 mi
- SHS: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 18.7 mi
- Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherry Grove Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | SSE 155° | 350 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:11 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:49 | 16:36 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Preston, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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