Nature reserve · Minnesota

Schaefer Prairie

Schaefer Prairie from directly overhead

Schaefer Prairie is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. The nearest named place is Kohl's Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1967-01-01

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: The Nature Conservancy

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.72211, -94.29890

21.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
47.1 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Kohl's Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Bob Gehlen Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Bob Gehlen Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Baker's Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Deutsch Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi

Parks

Glenn Knoll Park: 7.2 mi
The Biscay Park: 7.3 mi
Lincoln Park: 7.7 mi
Drew Park: 8.0 mi
Hennepin Pocket Park: 8.0 mi

Historic sites7

All Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
Glencoe Fort: 7.7 mi
Glencoe Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
Hutchinson Brothers: 12.2 mi
Tank: 12.3 mi

Museums5

Wheel and Cog: 11.4 mi
McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 12.8 mi
Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 23.3 mi
Depot Museum: 24.8 mi
Cokato Museum: 25.0 mi

Gardens4

Monarch Waystation: 8.1 mi
Monarch Waystation: 8.1 mi
Helping Hands Garden: 8.1 mi
Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 23.4 mi

Ghost towns3

Lake Addie: 5.1 mi
Heatwole: 9.2 mi
Fernando: 9.2 mi

Artworks1

Chief Little Crow: 12.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:51	19:30
June solstice	05:32	20:22	21:07
September equinox	07:05	18:38	19:17
December solstice	07:52	15:52	16:40

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1065939659

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