John Murtaugh Memorial Wildlife Management Area
John Murtaugh Memorial Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Farm Hill stands 360 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Claybank Pits, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 6.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista point · 7 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Carlson Kiln · 8 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rosie Park: 5.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 5.4 mi
- Pine Ridge Park: 5.5 mi
- Cranson Heights Park: 5.7 mi
- South Park: 6.7 mi
- Jake On Base: 7.0 mi
- Maestro: 7.1 mi
- Synchronous: 7.1 mi
- First Flight: 7.1 mi
- Glowing Tree: 7.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 12.6 mi
- Maiden Rock: 13.5 mi
- Cotter Hill: 20.4 mi
- Farm Hill: 20.4 mi
- The Claybank Pits: 2.7 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 7.1 mi
- The Sea Wing Disaster: 7.2 mi
- Lake Pepin: 12.1 mi
- Maiden Rock: 13.5 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 6.7 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 7.1 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 7.2 mi
- Vasa Museum: 8.6 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Maiden Rock: 13.6 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Claybank Pits: 2.8 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 14.6 mi
- Little House Wayside: 18.6 mi
- Florence: 12.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.6 mi
- Fairpoint: 23.7 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 12.2 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 19.2 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 19.6 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 17.9 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- fire ring: 19.7 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 17.9 mi
- Pine Cheese Mart: 18.4 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Murtaugh Memorial Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Hill | E 80° | 360 m | 20.4 mi |
| Nerike Hill | ENE 73° | 355 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gates Hill | ENE 69° | 345 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cotter Hill | ENE 68° | 342 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ulvin Hill | NNE 24° | 336 m | 12.6 mi |
| Seine Hill | ENE 76° | 330 m | 20.7 mi |
| Notch Hill | ENE 72° | 321 m | 23.2 mi |
| Dills Mound | NNW 336° | 320 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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