Chub Lake Wildlife Management Area
Chub Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is New Market Rest Area - Southbound, a rest area 4.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 20 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 25 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Windrose Park: 4.4 mi
- Little Windrose Park: 4.6 mi
- Liberty Park: 5.7 mi
- Prairie Hills Park: 5.7 mi
- Prairie Hills Park: 5.9 mi
- Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Spartina Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Peat Bog Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Esker Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Spring Creek Nature Area: 8.1 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 6.5 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 7.3 mi
- Ampitheater: 15.0 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 15.3 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 16.9 mi
- Waterford Mill Ruins: 6.2 mi
- Farmington Area Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Carleton Sundial: 7.0 mi
- MS-40 Nike Missile Site (historic): 7.1 mi
- Veterans Path of Honor: 7.1 mi
- Tree: 7.1 mi
- Wind Piece: 7.1 mi
- Wanbli Mitakuye Oyasin (Eagle Relatives): 7.1 mi
- Flame: 7.2 mi
- Threshold: 7.2 mi
- Excel Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Free Rock Garden: 5.6 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 6.5 mi
- Dragonfly Garden: 7.4 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Millersburg School: 10.1 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 16.9 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 18.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 13.6 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 14.1 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 15.6 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 15.8 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 7.1 mi
- West Praire Hill: 9.8 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 10.0 mi
- Friendship Point: 12.7 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 19.1 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 14.2 mi
- Molly Falls: 14.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.2 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 22.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.8 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 4.0 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 7.8 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- wayside rest: 11.1 mi
- fire ring: 13.6 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Woodcrest: 20.3 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Lewiston: 7.6 mi
- Nininger: 21.7 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 17.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 24.0 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chub Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | ESE 110° | 297 m | 10.0 mi |
| West Praire Hill | ESE 111° | 294 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:48 | 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 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31658019
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 28 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 29 mi
- Minneapolis · 30 mi
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