Paulson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Paulson Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Milest Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 25 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albers County Park: 1.6 mi
- Circle Lake County Park: 2.4 mi
- Kalina Park: 5.1 mi
- Millstone Park: 5.4 mi
- Mill Park: 5.4 mi
- Archibald Mill Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Mill Towns Trail Info: 5.4 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Northfield Area Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 5.4 mi
- Love Windmill: 7.5 mi
- Wind Piece: 7.6 mi
- Tree: 7.6 mi
- Flame: 7.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 6.6 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Free Rock Garden: 7.4 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 7.5 mi
- Bee Garden: 7.5 mi
- Millersburg School: 1.1 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 16.4 mi
- Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 19.7 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 6.6 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 7.7 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 20.4 mi
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 23.0 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 19.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 20.2 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 21.1 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 8.4 mi
- West Praire Hill: 14.5 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 14.7 mi
- Friendship Point: 17.7 mi
- Mount Krystosek: 19.1 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 1.4 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 7.7 mi
- wayside rest: 20.0 mi
- Molly Falls: 9.7 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 9.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.3 mi
- fire ring: 18.6 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Lewiston: 12.4 mi
- Boiling Springs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paulson Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | ENE 73° | 297 m | 14.7 mi |
| West Praire Hill | ENE 73° | 294 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:49 | 16:37 |
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 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faribault, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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