Nature reserve · Minnesota
Posen Wildlife Management Area
Posen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.57865, -95.48746
- 10.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Posen Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Posen Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Faxvog Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Faxvog Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Parks: 45
- Skalbekken County Park: 11.4 mi
- Milroy City Park: 11.6 mi
- Sacred Heart City Park: 15.7 mi
- ADM & SMSU Environmental Learning Area: 16.1 mi
- Sorlien Park: 16.3 mi
Museums: 10
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 10.3 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 10.3 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 12.4 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 15.4 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Our Lady of Victory: 11.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 18.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- The Mustang Statue: 15.9 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 17.1 mi
- Civil War Statue: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 10.2 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Garden Courtyard: 15.9 mi
- Central Courtyard: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Vicksburg: 14.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granite Falls, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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