Nature reserve · Minnesota

Hog Island Wildlife Management Area

Hog Island Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hog Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. The nearest named place is Gage Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.05051, -94.17294

8.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
73.7 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

South Overlook · 9 mi
North Overlook · 9 mi
Former Dam Site · 21 mi
Overlook · 23 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Gage Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
O A Vee Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Saiki Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
Maple River Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
Maple River Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi

Parks

Rapidan Dam County Park: 4.3 mi
Robinson Park: 4.5 mi
Lake Crystal Park: 4.5 mi
Good Thunder City Park: 6.0 mi
Thunder Valley Park: 6.3 mi

Historic sites18

Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
Vietnam War Memorial: 10.9 mi
Alumni Arch and Plaza: 11.0 mi
Dakota 38 Memorial: 11.7 mi
U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 11.7 mi

Museums14

Conkling Art Center: 11.0 mi
Betsy-Tacy Society: 11.0 mi
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 11.0 mi
Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 11.3 mi
Hubbard House: 11.3 mi

Artworks11

Mni Mural: 11.7 mi
Mni Mural: 11.7 mi
Buffalo: 11.7 mi
Winter Warrior: 11.7 mi
Major General Doyle E. Larson: 12.2 mi

Waterfalls7

Bigger Manitou Falls: 4.2 mi
Triple Falls: 5.5 mi
Upper Minneopa Falls: 7.9 mi
Lower Minneopa Falls: 7.9 mi
Minnemishinona Falls: 9.3 mi

Attractions6

John Lind House: 23.1 mi
German Park: 23.2 mi
Kiesling Park & House: 23.3 mi
Wanda Gag House: 23.3 mi
Glockenspiel: 23.3 mi

Gardens4

Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
Heart and Soil Community Garden: 10.7 mi
Shellee's Greenhouse: 12.6 mi
Janesville Community Gardens: 23.7 mi

Beaches2

Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.1 mi
Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.3 mi

Rest areas1

Watonwan Rest Area: 17.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:51	19:29
June solstice	05:34	20:20	21:04
September equinox	07:05	18:38	19:16
December solstice	07:49	15:54	16:42

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	15	19	31	45	58	68	72	70	62	49	34	21
Precip in	1.0	0.8	1.9	3.3	4.2	5.6	4.3	4.3	3.3	2.4	1.6	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656493

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