Nature reserve · Minnesota
Fritsche Creek Wildlife Management Area
Fritsche Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. The nearest named place is North Market Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.34018, -94.46473
- 0.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Former Dam Site · 4 mi
- South Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- North Market Park: 0.9 mi
- North Broadway Park (undeveloped/pollinator park): 1.0 mi
- North Park: 1.1 mi
- Brown County Fairground: 1.2 mi
- Minnecon Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- River Valley Wildlife Management Area, Tract 21: 2.7 mi
- Somsen Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- River Valley Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1-2, 2a, 4-6, 8 & 10-11: 3.4 mi
- Rosenau-Lambrecht Wildlife Management Area, Tract 10: 3.6 mi
- Rosenau-Lambrecht Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1, 6-8, & 15: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Kiesling House: 1.7 mi
- Defenders Monument: 2.0 mi
- Hermann Monument: 2.3 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 2.4 mi
- Milford Monument: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Swan Lake Fall: 16.1 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.9 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 22.2 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 22.8 mi
Museums: 6
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 1.9 mi
- Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 1.9 mi
- Harkin Store: 7.4 mi
- Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 13.1 mi
- Watonwan County Historical Center: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Glockenspiel: 1.6 mi
- German Park: 1.6 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 1.7 mi
- Wanda Gag House: 1.8 mi
- John Lind House: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Art Wall Park: 1.4 mi
- Markplatz Mall Arch: 1.8 mi
- Major General Doyle E. Larson: 20.1 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming Beach: 13.2 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.6 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- West Newton: 7.2 mi
- Fernando: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Creek Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 20.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW ULM 2 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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