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John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area

John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Cotter Hill stands 342 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Center Sculpture Garden, a park 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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Coordinates44.52647, -92.65782

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anderson Center Sculpture Garden: 3.2 mi
  • A. P. Anderson Park: 4.1 mi
  • Pine Ridge Park: 5.5 mi
  • Bay Point Park: 6.1 mi
  • John Rich Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 20
  • The Claybank Pits: 6.5 mi
  • Purple Heart Monument: 6.5 mi
  • The Sea Wing Disaster: 6.6 mi
  • William Colvill State Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 14
  • First Flight: 6.5 mi
  • Balance Of Power: 6.5 mi
  • Ever Upward: 6.5 mi
  • Synchronous: 6.5 mi
  • Jake On Base: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Rattlesnake Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Ulvin Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Friendship Point: 15.4 mi
  • Dills Mound: 18.1 mi
  • Maiden Rock: 18.2 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Florence Township Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Dog Cove: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • fire ring: 14.5 mi
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi
  • Pine Cheese Mart: 22.5 mi
  • UWRF Observatory: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotter HillE 82°342 m24.0 mi
Ulvin HillNE 54°336 m12.3 mi
Melander HillN 355°330 m22.9 mi
Dills MoundNNW 345°320 m18.1 mi
Rattlesnake BluffE 85°310 m12.1 mi
Starks MoundNNW 347°310 m20.1 mi
East Prairie HillW 265°297 m18.4 mi
West Praire HillW 265°294 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:2720:1521:00
September equinox06:5818:3219:10
December solstice07:4515:4616:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931465868727062493422
Precip in0.80.91.72.94.15.13.84.53.72.51.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/198186232

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