Nature reserve · Minnesota
Murphy Wildlife Management Area
Murphy Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Great River Road passes 43 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.27169, -93.61661
- 43.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 24 mi
- South Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Horseshoe Lake AMA: 4.0 mi
- Elam Park: 4.6 mi
- Ray's Lake Park: 5.3 mi
- Lettie's Park: 5.7 mi
- Okaman Park: 5.8 mi
Museums: 38
- Le Sueur County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Waseca County Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.9 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 8
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 17.9 mi
- Winter Warrior: 20.4 mi
- Buffalo: 20.4 mi
- Mni Mural: 20.4 mi
- Mni Mural: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Janesville Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 20.8 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Molly Falls: 22.9 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 23.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 24.2 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 20.4 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 20.6 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 11.0 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 3.8 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 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CTR, 15 mi away.
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