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Gemini Aquatic Management Area

Gemini Aquatic Management Area from directly overhead

Gemini Aquatic Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Valley Fairgrounds, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.51646, -92.91759

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hannah's Bend Park: 0.3 mi
  • Public Swimming Pool Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Don Mensing Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Two Rivers Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 31
  • Veteran’s Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • William Colvill State Monument: 1.4 mi
  • MS-40 Nike Missile Site (historic): 8.8 mi
  • Temple: 10.2 mi
  • Waterford Mill Ruins: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Young Sculptor's Project: 12.6 mi
  • 2nd Street Bridge: 12.6 mi
  • 5th Street Bridge: 12.6 mi
  • Threshold: 12.7 mi
  • Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 11
Peaks: 8
  • Friendship Point: 2.6 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 5.6 mi
  • West Praire Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Hill of Three Oaks: 11.9 mi
  • Dills Mound: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 0.2 mi
  • Santa's Cottage: 12.7 mi
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 13.7 mi
  • Ampitheater: 22.2 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Dog Cove: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • fire ring: 1.7 mi
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 4.3 mi
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gemini Aquatic Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ulvin HillENE 71°336 m24.1 mi
Dills MoundNNE 24°320 m19.8 mi
Starks MoundNNE 22°310 m21.9 mi
Rattlesnake BluffE 86°310 m24.9 mi
East Prairie HillW 259°297 m5.6 mi
West Praire HillW 260°294 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2820:1621:01
September equinox06:5918:3319:11
December solstice07:4615:4716:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152033465868727062493421
Precip in1.00.81.72.73.94.94.24.43.22.71.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3NW, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1243381565

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