Nature reserve · Minnesota

Hennen Wildlife Management Area

Hennen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hennen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. The nearest named place is Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.46178, -95.99880

20.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
20.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
23.2 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Reimers Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Dablow Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, Southeast Unit: 3.4 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 4.1 mi

Parks30

City Park: 8.1 mi
Thedin Park: 9.1 mi
Kjenstad Park: 9.2 mi
Riverside Park: 9.3 mi
Green River Park: 9.3 mi

Museums6

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 9.4 mi
Clinton Depot: 21.2 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 23.9 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 23.9 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 23.9 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 10.8 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 12.3 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 20.0 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 24.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:36	20:31	21:17
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:23
December solstice	08:02	15:55	16:44

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	17	30	45	59	69	73	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.8	4.2	3.2	2.6	2.3	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artichoke Lake 1 E, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656216

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