Nature reserve · Minnesota
Michel Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Michel Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. The nearest named place is Pheasants Forever Module # 3 Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 34 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.56399, -93.70226
- 33.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Union Hill Baseball Park: 2.3 mi
- Hickory Park: 4.1 mi
- Meadow Park: 4.3 mi
- Heritage Square: 4.3 mi
- Century Park: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 5.3 mi
- Sever's: 12.8 mi
- King's Gate: 13.6 mi
- Cartwheel Cove: 13.6 mi
- Oven Hill Market: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 53
- Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 9.8 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 10.3 mi
- Excel Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Hedge Display: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 31
- Samuel Pond statue: 18.4 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 18.4 mi
- Confluence: 20.7 mi
- Looking into the Wind: 20.7 mi
- Fugue Processionaire: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Memorial Helicopter: 4.8 mi
- New Prague Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Fire Department Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Jab's Farm: 12.4 mi
- Ehmiller Place: 12.8 mi
Museums: 16
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 6.0 mi
- S. B. Strait House: 7.1 mi
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 10.5 mi
- Le Sueur Museum: 12.3 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 7.6 mi
- Clayhole Beach: 16.3 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lake Ann Beach: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- Covered pavillion: 23.4 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 23.8 mi
- Woodcrest: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 19.8 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Boiling Springs: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 23.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:19 | 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, 7 mi away.
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