Esker Wildlife Management Area
Esker Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Peat Bog Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 22 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 26 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 29 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albers County Park: 2.6 mi
- Webster Township Park: 3.0 mi
- Windrose Park: 4.4 mi
- Bastyr Park: 4.5 mi
- Kalina Park: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 7.4 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 8.6 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi
- Ampitheater: 19.9 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 20.3 mi
- Mill Towns Trail Info: 7.5 mi
- Archibald Mill Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Northfield Area Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza: 8.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 8.6 mi
- Excel Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 7.3 mi
- Free Rock Garden: 7.6 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 8.5 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 7.5 mi
- Wind Piece: 8.4 mi
- Tree: 8.4 mi
- Flame: 8.5 mi
- Love Windmill: 8.5 mi
- Millersburg School: 4.8 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 14.0 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 16.4 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 17.2 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 18.5 mi
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 18.9 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 9.1 mi
- West Praire Hill: 14.4 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 14.6 mi
- Friendship Point: 17.6 mi
- Mount Krystosek: 21.8 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 3.6 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 4.0 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- wayside rest: 16.9 mi
- fire ring: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 21.7 mi
- Woodcrest: 22.9 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 12.8 mi
- Molly Falls: 12.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lewiston: 12.1 mi
- San Francisco: 23.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Esker Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | E 89° | 297 m | 14.6 mi |
| West Praire Hill | E 88° | 294 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:49 | 16:37 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faribault, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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