Nature reserve · Minnesota
Factor Wildlife Management Area
Factor Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. The nearest named place is Paddy Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 40 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.35171, -93.65054
- 40.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 25 mi
- South Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- South Park: 4.5 mi
- Courthouse Park: 4.8 mi
- North Park: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.3 mi
- Richter Woods County Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Le Sueur County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 14.8 mi
- Le Sueur Museum: 15.0 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.8 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 12.0 mi
- New Prague Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Memorial Helicopter: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 16.3 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 17.7 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 16.0 mi
- Winter Warrior: 21.5 mi
- Buffalo: 21.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 21.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 15.9 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 18.7 mi
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 20.0 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 19.1 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 22.1 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 21.3 mi
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 21.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Molly Falls: 24.0 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 24.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:51 | 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 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
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