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Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area

Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Salem Comm Prairie Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.43847, -94.69645

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Ampe Park: 4.2 mi
  • South Street Park: 4.2 mi
  • Nature Trail Park: 4.2 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Tom: 18.1 mi
  • Little Mt. Tom: 18.2 mi
  • Badger Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Mt Aral: 19.7 mi
  • Hurrle Peak: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 15.4 mi
  • Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Crow Statue: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quarry 20 picnic area: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AralESE 109°421 m19.7 mi
Mount TomWSW 245°419 m18.1 mi
Little Mt. TomWSW 245°408 m18.2 mi
Badger HillWSW 244°405 m18.4 mi
Hurrle PeakE 98°370 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:31
June solstice05:3120:2621:12
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5615:4916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435767727061463117
Precip in0.91.01.83.13.54.94.13.53.52.61.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW London, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655839

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