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Poppen Waterfowl Production Area

Poppen Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Poppen Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 561 m. The nearest named place is Storbeck Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.00321, -97.57144
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Warner Lake State Public Shooting Area: 4.6 mi
  • Elmore State Public Shooting Area: 4.9 mi
  • Faehn State Public Shooting Area: 5.6 mi
  • Bradley State Public Shooting Area: 5.7 mi
  • Nichols State Public Shooting Area: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Attractions: 2
  • Showmobile: 20.2 mi
  • Legends: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Watertown Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
Museums: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0419:43
June solstice05:4420:3621:21
September equinox07:1818:5119:30
December solstice08:0616:0316:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729425666716960463118
Precip in0.60.61.02.13.14.13.62.72.72.20.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clark, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1484137869

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