Nature reserve · Minnesota
Earl Swain Wildlife Management Area
Earl Swain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. The nearest named place is Dove Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 48 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.22608, -93.69083
- 48.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 13.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 20 mi
- South Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Ray's Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Lettie's Park: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.9 mi
- Okaman Park: 3.0 mi
- Lakeview Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Le Sueur County Museum: 1.9 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 1.9 mi
- Waseca County Historical Society Museum: 13.8 mi
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 15.3 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 15.9 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 15.5 mi
- Winter Warrior: 15.9 mi
- Buffalo: 16.0 mi
- Mni Mural: 16.0 mi
- Mni Mural: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Minnemishinona Falls: 19.9 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 20.5 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Janesville Community Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.3 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.4 mi
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 7.0 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 21.3 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 6.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:52 | 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 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CTR, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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