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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Eickman Waterfowl Production Area

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Elevation, modelled: 360 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Pleasant Peak624 m · 17.7 mi
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway18.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:23local time
Coordinates: 45.8233, -97.0868

Eickman Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Eickman Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 360 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gleason Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pleasant Peak	W 269°	624 m	17.7 mi
Six Mile Hill	WSW 256°	591 m	18.9 mi
Sargent County High Point	WNW 293°	530 m	20.1 mi
Devils Nest	NE 34°	345 m	18.6 mi

On the road

18.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
28.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves33

Gleason Waterfowl Production Area: 1.2 mi
Pederson Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
Danielson Waterfowl Production Area: 5.9 mi
Loberg Waterfowl Production Area: 7.7 mi

Parks9

Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 7.2 mi
Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge: 16.9 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 18.6 mi
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge: 19.0 mi

Peaks4

Historic sites3

Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 13.9 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 19.2 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 19.7 mi

Museums2

Lidgerwood Community Museum: 17.7 mi
Sam Brown Log Cabin: 19.7 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 12.3 mi

Attractions1

M42: 17.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:02	19:41
June solstice	05:39	20:37	21:23
September equinox	07:16	18:49	19:28
December solstice	08:07	15:57	16:47

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	30	44	57	67	72	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.8	0.8	1.4	2.4	3.1	3.9	3.7	2.5	2.6	2.5	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisseton, 11 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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