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Eagle Wildlife Management Area

Eagle Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Eagle Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willmar Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.17317, -94.99646

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Robbins Island Park: 3.4 mi
  • Sperryville Park: 3.8 mi
  • Thompson Park: 3.9 mi
  • Horizon Hills Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 4.1 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 3
  • Badger Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Little Mt. Tom: 10.7 mi
  • Mount Tom: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Crow Statue: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • A maze'n Farmyard: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 351°419 m10.7 mi
Little Mt. TomN 350°408 m10.7 mi
Badger HillN 349°405 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:33
June solstice05:3320:2621:12
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5715:5216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435767716961463118
Precip in0.70.81.52.53.64.73.84.13.12.61.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willmar 5N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657117

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