Nature reserve · Minnesota
Gilfillan Lake Wildlife Management Area
Gilfillan Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. The nearest named place is Lake George Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 55 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.20730, -93.85409
- 54.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 12 mi
- South Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake George Park: 1.7 mi
- Duck Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Bray County Park & Campground: 3.3 mi
- Lake Washington Park: 4.6 mi
- Country Club Estates Park: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bur Oak Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Dove Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Dove Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 8.1 mi
- Hubbard House: 8.1 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 8.3 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 7.8 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 8.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnemishinona Falls: 11.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 12.4 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 12.4 mi
- Triple Falls: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winter Warrior: 7.8 mi
- Buffalo: 7.9 mi
- Mni Mural: 7.9 mi
- Mni Mural: 7.9 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 8.1 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 14.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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