Nature reserve · Minnesota
Saiki Wildlife Management Area
Saiki Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. The nearest named place is Schimek Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.04910, -94.02860
- 7.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 68.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 8 mi
- North Overlook · 8 mi
- Former Dam Site · 27 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Schimek Park: 3.1 mi
- Good Thunder City Park: 3.7 mi
- Thunder Valley Park: 3.8 mi
- Red Jacket Trail Park: 4.9 mi
- Rapidan Dam County Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 13
- Conkling Art Center: 7.0 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 7.4 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 7.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 7.8 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 7.0 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 8.3 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 6.1 mi
- Triple Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 7.5 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 7.5 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- Mni Mural: 8.3 mi
- Winter Warrior: 8.3 mi
- Buffalo: 8.3 mi
- Mni Mural: 8.3 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 9.4 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Watonwan Rest Area: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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