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Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area: South Heron Unit

Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area: South Heron Unit from directly overhead

Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area: South Heron Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Point Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.69756, -95.22392
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Community Point Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kilen Woods State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 8.6 mi
  • Belmont County Park: 9.4 mi
  • Fort Belmont: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 47
Peaks: 8
  • Holthe Overlook: 8.4 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 12.5 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 16.7 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 21.2 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 22.2 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSW 224°480.3 m16.7 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointN 1°479 m22.2 mi
String Lakes PeakNNE 11°473 m12.5 mi
Martin County Highest PointSE 125°429.8 m22.6 mi
Mountain IslandNE 47°397.7 m22.7 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointENE 60°396.3 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2321:07
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5216:0016:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445768716861473219
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.54.54.24.13.12.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/842255065

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