Nature reserve · Minnesota
Cordova Wildlife Management Area
Cordova Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Great River Road passes 42 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.36986, -93.71732
- 42.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- South Park: 1.1 mi
- Courthouse Park: 1.5 mi
- North Park: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Valley Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Le Sueur Museum: 11.6 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 11.6 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 11.7 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.1 mi
- New Prague Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Memorial Helicopter: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 14.5 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 17.0 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 13.0 mi
- Winter Warrior: 19.8 mi
- Buffalo: 19.8 mi
- Mni Mural: 19.9 mi
- Mni Mural: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Minnemishinona Falls: 22.8 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 23.0 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 24.0 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 16.9 mi
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 18.8 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 19.4 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 19.6 mi
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 21.9 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 22.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
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 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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