Nature reserve · Minnesota
Hanson Wildlife Management Area
Hanson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. The nearest named place is Lanners Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.69403, -95.95310
- 12.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lanners Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Tyro Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Omro Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Erie Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Lanners Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Parks: 28
- Oraas Park: 7.0 mi
- Legion Park: 12.6 mi
- Vermeersch Memorial Park: 13.1 mi
- Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Justice Park: 18.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 16.3 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 18.8 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 19.8 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Boyd House: 11.1 mi
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 16.4 mi
- Gnome Park: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Civil War Statue: 18.5 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 18.8 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Garden Courtyard: 19.0 mi
- Central Courtyard: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Barckes Corner: 17.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:58 | 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 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
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