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Gleam Wildlife Management Area

Gleam Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Gleam Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Mountain Island stands 398 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Exceder Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81383, -94.55890

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 48
  • Jaycee Park: 4.5 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff Memorial Corner: 5.6 mi
  • Graf Park: 6.4 mi
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 8.9 mi
  • Krissy's Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 5.6 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 6.2 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 6.6 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 13.6 mi
  • Watona Park Peace Pole: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 14.9 mi
  • Mountain Island: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mountain IslandWNW 294°397.7 m18.1 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointW 279°396.3 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:31
June solstice05:3720:2121:05
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:5015:5716:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455869727062493421
Precip in1.10.81.83.14.64.94.14.03.42.51.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657121

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