Nature reserve · Minnesota

Penn Wildlife Management Area

Penn Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Penn Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. The nearest named place is Spiering Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.65148, -94.32585

20.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
52.0 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

Overlook · 25 mi
Overlook · 25 mi
Former Dam Site · 26 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Spiering Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Baker's Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Baker's Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Deutsch Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Kujas Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi

Parks

Winthrop City Park: 7.6 mi
Glenn Knoll Park: 11.4 mi
Drew Park: 11.6 mi
Lincoln Park: 11.6 mi
Hennepin Pocket Park: 11.9 mi

Historic sites13

Glencoe Fort: 11.8 mi
All Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
Glencoe Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
Hutchinson Brothers: 16.8 mi
Tank: 16.8 mi

Museums8

Wheel and Cog: 15.8 mi
McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 17.1 mi
Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 22.2 mi
Harkin Store: 22.7 mi
W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 24.1 mi

Attractions5

German Park: 24.0 mi
Glockenspiel: 24.1 mi
Kiesling Park & House: 24.1 mi
Wanda Gag House: 24.3 mi
John Lind House: 24.4 mi

Ghost towns4

Fernando: 6.5 mi
Lake Addie: 8.9 mi
Heatwole: 13.1 mi
West Newton: 22.7 mi

Gardens4

Helping Hands Garden: 12.2 mi
Monarch Waystation: 12.2 mi
Monarch Waystation: 12.2 mi
Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 22.3 mi

Artworks3

Chief Little Crow: 17.0 mi
Art Wall Park: 23.8 mi
Markplatz Mall Arch: 24.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Creek Picnic Area: 24.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:51	19:30
June solstice	05:33	20:22	21:07
September equinox	07:05	18:38	19:17
December solstice	07:52	15:52	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	12	16	29	44	57	68	71	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	3.0	4.3	5.2	3.5	4.4	3.2	2.6	1.3	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownton Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657699

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