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Rooney Run Wildlife Management Area

Rooney Run Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rooney Run Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73501, -94.66196

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Welcome Park: 5.2 mi
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 5.6 mi
  • Sherburn City Park: 6.4 mi
  • Coralinn Park: 6.6 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 6.1 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 11.7 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 13.0 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 13.3 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 21.9 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 12.4 mi
  • Mountain Island: 17.2 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 18.4 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rooney Run Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointSSW 212°429.8 m18.4 mi
Mountain IslandNW 318°397.7 m17.2 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNW 310°396.3 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3820:2121:05
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5015:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931455869726962483321
Precip in0.60.81.43.14.84.84.12.83.12.91.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherburn 3wsw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1111179047

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