Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake Unit
Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. Great River Road passes 81 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 80.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.7 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake Unit: 0.4 mi
- Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake Unit: 0.9 mi
- Hanson Area: 3.0 mi
- Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Shell Rock Unit: 3.1 mi
- Silver Lake: 4.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- White Woods County Park: 6.8 mi
- Swensrud Park: 7.1 mi
- Hurd Park: 7.1 mi
- Worth County Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 7.2 mi
- Myrtle Museum: 9.5 mi
- Freeborn County Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 16.5 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 0.9 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 1.0 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 10.0 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 11.5 mi
- Rock Island Caboose: 16.7 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 4.2 mi
- Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Mower County Fairgrounds: 20.3 mi
- Lansing Corners: 24.0 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 8.6 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 10.5 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 19.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Panicum Prairie Wildlife Management Area, Grass Lake Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 212° | 443 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:54 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northwood, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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