Miller Waterfowl Production Area
Miller Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Holtquist Slough Game Production Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Flynn Nature Trail: 3.2 mi
- Grant County Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Flynn Park: 3.7 mi
- Hurly Park: 3.9 mi
- Pribyl Park: 4.4 mi
- Old School Museums: 4.1 mi
- Grant County Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Valley Queen Heritage Center: 4.3 mi
- Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
- Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 15.2 mi
- Big Tom Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mount Wickham: 20.8 mi
- Punished Womans Mound: 21.7 mi
- Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 7.4 mi
- Boat: 7.4 mi
- South Beach: 20.1 mi
- North Beach: 20.4 mi
- Milbank Grist Mill: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Miller Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punished Womans Mound | WSW 240° | 633 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Tom Hill | SE 139° | 356 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:33 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milbank, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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