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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Pederson Waterfowl Production Area

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Elevation, modelled: 373 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Pleasant Peak624 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway19.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:23local time
Coordinates: 45.8519, -97.0403

Pederson Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Pederson Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 373 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Eickman Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pederson Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pleasant Peak	W 264°	624 m	20.1 mi
Six Mile Hill	WSW 253°	591 m	21.6 mi
Sargent County High Point	WNW 286°	530 m	21.5 mi
Devils Nest	NNE 31°	345 m	15.7 mi

On the road

19.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
26.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves36

Eickman Waterfowl Production Area: 3.0 mi
Gleason Waterfowl Production Area: 3.5 mi
Kutter-Bredvik Waterfowl Production Area: 4.7 mi
Loberg Waterfowl Production Area: 4.9 mi
Meyer Waterfowl Production Area: 5.0 mi

Parks9

Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 4.4 mi
Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge: 14.2 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 19.1 mi
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge: 19.6 mi

Historic sites4

Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 11.0 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 16.4 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 20.2 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 23.6 mi

Peaks4

Museums2

Lidgerwood Community Museum: 16.3 mi
Sam Brown Log Cabin: 20.1 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 9.4 mi

Attractions1

M42: 16.5 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:01	19:41
June solstice	05:39	20:36	21:23
September equinox	07:16	18:48	19:28
December solstice	08:07	15:57	16:47

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	10	14	27	42	56	67	71	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.8	0.7	1.2	2.3	3.1	4.2	3.6	2.9	2.7	2.5	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victor 4 N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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