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Gislason Lake Unit

Gislason Lake Unit from directly overhead

Gislason Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. The nearest named place is Sioux Prairie Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45042, -96.09781

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • East Side Park: 7.3 mi
  • Legion Park: 7.4 mi
  • Camden State Park: 10.5 mi
  • Camden State Park: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Garden Courtyard: 16.7 mi
  • Central Courtyard: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:37
June solstice05:4120:2921:13
September equinox07:1218:4519:24
December solstice07:5816:0016:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830455869737062483320
Precip in0.90.91.62.83.74.13.83.63.12.31.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1262256510

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