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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Gleason Waterfowl Production Area

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Elevation, modelled: 360 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Pleasant Peak624 m · 16.8 mi
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway19.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:23local time
Coordinates: 45.8323, -97.1070

Gleason Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Gleason Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 360 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eickman Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pleasant Peak	W 267°	624 m	16.8 mi
Six Mile Hill	WSW 254°	591 m	18.2 mi
Sargent County High Point	WNW 292°	530 m	18.9 mi
Devils Nest	NE 37°	345 m	18.6 mi

On the road

19.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
29.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

51 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves31

Eickman Waterfowl Production Area: 1.2 mi
Pederson Waterfowl Production Area: 3.5 mi
Danielson Waterfowl Production Area: 4.8 mi
Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
Arndt Waterfowl Production Area: 7.5 mi

Parks9

Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 7.9 mi
Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge: 16.7 mi
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge: 17.9 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 19.7 mi

Peaks4

Historic sites3

Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 14.4 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 19.8 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 20.8 mi

Museums2

Lidgerwood Community Museum: 16.9 mi
Sam Brown Log Cabin: 20.8 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 12.9 mi

Attractions1

M42: 17.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:02	19:41
June solstice	05:39	20:37	21:23
September equinox	07:16	18:49	19:28
December solstice	08:08	15:57	16:47

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	13	18	30	44	57	67	72	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.8	0.8	1.4	2.4	3.1	3.9	3.7	2.5	2.6	2.5	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisseton, 12 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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