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Paynesville Sportsmens Club Wildlife Management Area

Paynesville Sportsmens Club Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Paynesville Sportsmens Club Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dustoff Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36257, -94.64443

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kronis Park: 2.8 mi
  • Ampe Park: 3.0 mi
  • South Street Park: 3.2 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 3.5 mi
  • Dog Park: 3.6 mi
Museums: 10
Peaks: 6
  • Mt Aral: 16.2 mi
  • Mount Tom: 19.0 mi
  • Little Mt. Tom: 19.1 mi
  • Badger Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Hurrle Peak: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • A maze'n Farmyard: 3.0 mi
  • Saint John's Pottery Studio: 19.2 mi
  • Maple Sugar Shack: 19.9 mi
  • World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 18.4 mi
  • Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Crow Statue: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quarry 20 picnic area: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paynesville Sportsmens Club Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AralE 94°421 m16.2 mi
Mount TomW 263°419 m19.0 mi
Little Mt. TomW 262°408 m19.1 mi
Badger HillW 261°405 m19.2 mi
Hurrle PeakE 85°370 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:31
June solstice05:3120:2521:11
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5615:5016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435767727061463117
Precip in0.91.01.83.13.54.94.13.53.52.61.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW London, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657741

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