Nature reserve · Minnesota
Posen Wildlife Management Area
Posen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.56666, -95.49548
- 11.4 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: 0.9 mi
- Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Faxvog Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Faxvog Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Parks: 46
- Milroy City Park: 10.7 mi
- Skalbekken County Park: 12.3 mi
- ADM & SMSU Environmental Learning Area: 15.4 mi
- Independence Park: 16.1 mi
- Justice Park: 16.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 10.7 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 10.7 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 13.1 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 16.2 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Our Lady of Victory: 10.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 18.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- The Mustang Statue: 15.2 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 16.4 mi
- Civil War Statue: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 10.6 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Garden Courtyard: 15.1 mi
- Central Courtyard: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Vicksburg: 14.8 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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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