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Paddy Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Paddy Marsh Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Paddy Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Great River Road passes 44 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.32682, -93.70439

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park: 4.1 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 4.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 4.7 mi
  • North Park: 4.8 mi
  • Cherry Valley Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 14
  • Veteran's Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • POW/MIA Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • New Prague Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Janesville Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Heart and Soil Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Sesquicentennial Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Winter Warrior: 18.4 mi
  • Buffalo: 18.4 mi
  • Mni Mural: 18.4 mi
  • Mni Mural: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Voyager Valley Teepee: 14.0 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 21.2 mi
  • Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Krystosek: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3220:1921:03
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4815:5116:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730445767726960473219
Precip in1.01.01.83.14.05.14.43.63.22.51.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657671

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