Nature reserve · Minnesota
Lines Wildlife Management Area
Lines Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.58254, -95.63930
- 13.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lines Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Lines Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Lines Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
Parks: 34
- ADM & SMSU Environmental Learning Area: 10.8 mi
- Oraas Park: 11.1 mi
- Justice Park: 11.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 11.7 mi
- Independence Park: 11.7 mi
Museums: 7
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 7.7 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 7.7 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 11.8 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 12.3 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 14.2 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- The Mustang Statue: 10.8 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 11.6 mi
- Civil War Statue: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 7.6 mi
- Boyd House: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Garden Courtyard: 10.6 mi
- Central Courtyard: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Vicksburg: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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