Nature reserve · Minnesota

P.N. and G.M. Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary

P.N. and G.M. Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

P.N. and G.M. Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. The nearest named place is South Edgewater Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: The Nature Conservancy

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.67299, -93.40704

71.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
26.8 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

South Edgewater Park: 1.0 mi
Bancroft Bay Park: 1.4 mi
Shoreland Heights Park: 1.5 mi
Shoff Park: 1.6 mi
Dress Island: 1.7 mi

Nature reserves

Magaksica Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
Halls Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Upper Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Manchester Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
Ann & Leo Donahue Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi

Museums12

Freeborn County Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
Alden Community Museum: 8.4 mi
Myrtle Museum: 14.3 mi
Wells Depot Museum: 16.8 mi
Worth County Historical Museum: 18.4 mi

Historic sites6

Freeborn County Courthouse: 2.7 mi
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 12.0 mi
Minnesota Welcomes You: 12.0 mi
Area Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 18.6 mi

Rest areas2

Rest Area: 6.2 mi
Iowa Welcome Center: 16.0 mi

Attractions2

Mower County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
Lansing Corners: 21.4 mi

Beaches1

Albert Lea Beach: 2.4 mi

Springs1

Spring of Winnebago River: 9.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Clayton: 22.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:48	19:26
June solstice	05:33	20:16	21:00
September equinox	07:02	18:35	19:13
December solstice	07:45	15:53	16:40

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	19	31	45	58	69	72	70	62	48	34	21
Precip in	0.9	0.9	1.9	3.7	4.9	5.4	4.8	4.3	3.7	2.6	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albert LEA 3SE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1363024592

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