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Johnsonville Wildlife Management Area

Johnsonville Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Johnsonville Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Očhéyadaŋ stands 475 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterbury Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.36770, -95.37511

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Lions Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Wabasso City Park: 6.4 mi
  • Wanda Ancestral Park: 8.8 mi
  • Schoo Park: 8.9 mi
  • Milroy City Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Očhéyadaŋ: 21.1 mi
  • Red Rock Ridge High Point: 21.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 22.4 mi
  • 457: 23.7 mi
  • 395: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Central Courtyard: 19.9 mi
  • Garden Courtyard: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Swaybacked Bridge: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
OčhéyadaŋSW 223°475 m21.1 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointSSE 167°463 m21.7 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsSE 140°391 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:34
June solstice05:3820:2521:10
September equinox07:0918:4319:21
December solstice07:5515:5816:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445768726961473320
Precip in0.50.71.52.94.04.63.83.63.52.31.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656610

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