Nature reserve · Minnesota
Duckhaven Wildlife Management Area
Duckhaven Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Great River Road passes 64 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.04070, -93.88622
- 64.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 13 mi
- South Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Duckhaven Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Hobza Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Saiki Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Wildwood Park: 6.0 mi
- White Oak Park: 8.0 mi
- Community Athletic Fields: 8.0 mi
- FA Buscher Park: 8.5 mi
Museums: 14
- Conkling Art Center: 9.3 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 10.0 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 10.1 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Hubbard House: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Triple Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 12.6 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 12.6 mi
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 12.7 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winter Warrior: 10.5 mi
- Buffalo: 10.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 10.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 10.6 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 11.9 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 20.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
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 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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