Nature reserve · Minnesota

Diekmann WPA

Elevation, modelled: 346 m
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway2.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:20local time
Coordinates: 45.5901, -96.6672

Diekmann WPA from directly overhead

Diekmann WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 346 m. The nearest named place is Jenk WPA, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

On the road

2.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
11.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Jenk WPA: 0.5 mi
Parnell WPA: 1.0 mi
Murphy WPA: 1.2 mi
Paul WPA: 2.3 mi
Robin Hood WPA: 2.5 mi

Parks27

Beardsley City Park: 3.2 mi
Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside: 8.4 mi
Wadsworth Trail Historical Marker: 8.5 mi
Sam Brown Valley Wayside Park: 8.8 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 9.3 mi

Museums3

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 8.4 mi
Clinton Depot: 14.3 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 23.2 mi

Historic sites3

Samuel J Brown State Monument: 8.4 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 24.0 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 24.4 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 8.1 mi
South Beach: 8.4 mi

Rest areas2

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 23.2 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 23.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:00	19:39
June solstice	05:38	20:34	21:20
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:26
December solstice	08:05	15:57	16:46

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	11	16	28	43	56	67	71	69	60	46	31	18
Precip in	0.9	0.9	1.3	2.5	2.8	3.8	4.0	2.7	2.4	2.3	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Browns Valley, 8 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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