Nature reserve · Minnesota

Proehl's Woods Wildlife Management Area

Proehl's Woods Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Proehl's Woods Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. The nearest named place is Severance Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.69853, -94.13464

13.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
44.8 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Severance Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Bob Gehlen Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Bob Gehlen Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Oak Isle Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Boerner Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi

Parks

Drew Park: 4.2 mi
Welcome Park: 4.9 mi
Lincoln Park: 4.9 mi
Buffalo Creek County Park: 5.0 mi
Hennepin Pocket Park: 5.0 mi

Historic sites11

Glencoe Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
Glencoe Fort: 5.4 mi
All Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
Tank: 17.6 mi
Hutchinson Brothers: 17.6 mi

Museums6

Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 16.1 mi
Wheel and Cog: 17.2 mi
McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 18.6 mi
Le Sueur Museum: 19.5 mi
W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 19.6 mi

Gardens4

Helping Hands Garden: 5.7 mi
Monarch Waystation: 5.7 mi
Monarch Waystation: 5.7 mi
Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 16.1 mi

Ghost towns4

Lake Addie: 12.6 mi
Heatwole: 16.0 mi
Fernando: 16.2 mi
San Francisco: 21.2 mi

Artworks1

Chief Little Crow: 17.9 mi

Attractions1

Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 22.3 mi

Picnic sites1

Covered pavillion: 22.9 mi

Beaches1

Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:51	19:29
June solstice	05:32	20:21	21:06
September equinox	07:04	18:37	19:16
December solstice	07:51	15:51	16:39

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657825

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