Nature reserve · Minnesota
Mahoney's Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Mahoney's Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Great River Road passes 36 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.56289, -93.76254
- 36.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Century Park: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Park: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Square: 3.3 mi
- Heritage Park (Purple Park): 3.4 mi
- Meadow Park: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 6.5 mi
- Sever's: 14.5 mi
- Cartwheel Cove: 15.0 mi
- King's Gate: 15.0 mi
- Oven Hill Market: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 53
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 7.4 mi
- Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 12.8 mi
- Hedge Display: 21.3 mi
- Spruce: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 29
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 19.5 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 20.0 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 20.1 mi
- Confluence: 21.5 mi
- Looking into the Wind: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Memorial Helicopter: 3.6 mi
- Fire Department Memorial: 9.4 mi
- New Prague Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Jab's Farm: 13.8 mi
- Ehmiller Place: 14.3 mi
Museums: 12
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
- S. B. Strait House: 7.9 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 9.0 mi
- Le Sueur Museum: 9.9 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 9.4 mi
- Clayhole Beach: 17.5 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 19.8 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lake Ann Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 22.3 mi
- Covered pavillion: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 22.7 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Boiling Springs: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
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 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan 1ssw, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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