Nature reserve · Minnesota
Illinois Lake Wildlife Management Area
Illinois Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.54716, -95.39143
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Illinois Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Round Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Iowa Lake: 4.9 mi
- Sioux Valley Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Sioux Valley Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground: 7.1 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 7.6 mi
- Sportsman County Park: 9.9 mi
- Orchard Knoll Park: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 47
- Brownells Beach: 13.7 mi
- Estherville Beach: 13.9 mi
- Raebels Beach: 13.9 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 13.9 mi
- Egralharve Beach: 14.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Dickinson County Museum: 16.7 mi
- Higgins Museum: 17.2 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 17.9 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 17.9 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 4
- Jackson County Highest Point: 3.5 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 11.9 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 17.0 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Worthington Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 16.6 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 14.9 mi
- Bike Monument: 16.1 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pumpkin Patch: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | WSW 249° | 509 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | SSW 213° | 490 m | 11.9 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | WSW 243° | 480.3 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Park, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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