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Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit

Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit from directly overhead

Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. 9 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
Coordinates43.72243, -95.24517
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Community Point Park: 2.2 mi
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 6.5 mi
  • Kilen Woods State Park: 9.2 mi
  • Belmont County Park: 10.4 mi
  • Brewster City Park: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 37
Peaks: 9
  • Holthe Overlook: 8.8 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 11.1 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 17.3 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 20.5 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 21.4 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 10.1 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 12.5 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 15.5 mi
  • Bike Monument: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSW 217°480.3 m17.3 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointN 4°479 m20.5 mi
String Lakes PeakNNE 18°473 m11.1 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointN 356°463 m23.5 mi
Martin County Highest PointSE 127°429.8 m24.5 mi
Mountain IslandNE 52°397.7 m22.3 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointENE 66°396.3 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:33
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656507

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