Nature reserve · Minnesota

Faxvog Wildlife Management Area

Faxvog Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Faxvog Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.50059, -95.42860

13.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Faxvog Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
Rohlik's Slough Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 3.4 mi
Rohlik's Slough Wildlife Management Area, Paul's Slough Unit: 3.9 mi
Posen Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Posen Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi

Parks46

Milroy City Park: 8.4 mi
Wabasso City Park: 10.8 mi
Lions Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
Perks Park: 15.2 mi
Westside Park: 15.3 mi

Museums9

Redwood County Historic Society: 14.8 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 16.3 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 16.3 mi
Lyon County Museum: 18.1 mi
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 18.4 mi

Historic sites7

Our Lady of Victory: 6.3 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 8.4 mi
Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 15.4 mi
Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 17.5 mi

Artworks3

The Mustang Statue: 16.6 mi
Mrs. Whitney Statue: 17.9 mi
Civil War Statue: 18.4 mi

Attractions2

Swaybacked Bridge: 15.4 mi
Minnesota Machinery Museum: 16.2 mi

Gardens2

Central Courtyard: 16.6 mi
Garden Courtyard: 16.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Vicksburg: 15.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:56	19:34
June solstice	05:38	20:26	21:11
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:21
December solstice	07:56	15:57	16:45

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	31	45	58	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.9	4.1	5.0	3.7	4.2	3.1	2.4	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood Falls, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656945

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