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East Chain Wildlife Management Area

East Chain Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

East Chain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Swag Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.7 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.57538, -94.36556

119 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 56
Parks: 42
  • Belle Vue Park: 5.8 mi
  • Amber lake park: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Creek 1st: 6.0 mi
  • Cardinal Park: 6.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 16.3 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 17.7 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 17.8 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 19.3 mi
  • Dodd Ford Historic Bridge: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jolly Green Giant: 14.5 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.8 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.8 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Lone Rock: 24.7 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Martin County Highest Point: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointW 259°429.8 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:30
June solstice05:3720:1921:03
September equinox07:0518:3919:17
December solstice07:4815:5716:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465970737163503421
Precip in0.91.21.93.54.65.03.93.83.42.31.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657109

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