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Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Rothsay Swamp Unit

Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Rothsay Swamp Unit from directly overhead

Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Rothsay Swamp Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55243, -96.34933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Giant Prairie Chicken: 5.9 mi
  • Harry Holland Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Peterson Park: 7.1 mi
  • Del Acres Park: 7.2 mi
  • Lions Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Prairie Chicken Statue: 5.9 mi
  • Pelican Pete: 12.7 mi
  • Butterfly Sculpture: 21.8 mi
  • A Point in Time: 21.8 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 22.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • Otter Tail County Historical Society: 22.1 mi
  • Regional Science Center: 22.3 mi
  • Otter Cove Children's Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Wilkin County Museum: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Eddy: 18.6 mi
  • Pelican: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddyESE 105°506 m18.6 mi
PelicanENE 61°469 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:38
June solstice05:3320:3621:23
September equinox07:1318:4519:25
December solstice08:0715:5016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91327425666706860452916
Precip in0.80.61.12.13.33.93.42.72.82.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rothsay, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657015

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