Nature reserve · Minnesota
Faxon Wildlife Management Area
Faxon Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. The nearest named place is Fountain Park, a park 2.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.66385, -93.79600
- 1.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 33.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fountain Park: 2.7 mi
- Archery Park: 2.8 mi
- Blaha Memorial Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Court Square Park: 3.0 mi
- Chatfield Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Assumption Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Clark Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 6.4 mi
- Mahoney's Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Mahoney's Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 5.5 mi
- Cartwheel Cove: 11.2 mi
- King's Gate: 11.2 mi
- Oven Hill Market: 11.3 mi
- Treetop Round: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 57
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 10.6 mi
- Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Spruce: 15.7 mi
- Small Trees: 15.8 mi
- Hedge Display: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 36
- Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral: 15.9 mi
- Confluence: 15.9 mi
- Looking into the Wind: 15.9 mi
- Blütenmotiv: 15.9 mi
- Fugue Processionaire: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 22
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 8.1 mi
- Clayhole Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lake Ann Beach: 18.3 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 18.5 mi
- Crescent Beach: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Memorial Helicopter: 3.7 mi
- Fire Department Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Jab's Farm: 9.9 mi
- Ehmiller Place: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Star: 12.8 mi
Museums: 17
- S. B. Strait House: 4.9 mi
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 10.9 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 11.9 mi
- Le Sueur Museum: 14.8 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered pavillion: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 19.3 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 20.2 mi
- Woodcrest: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 5.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Boiling Springs: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Gilboa: 24.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
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 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan 1ssw, 8 mi away.
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