Nature reserve · Minnesota
Sheas Lake Wildlife Management Area
Sheas Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Great River Road passes 38 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.47207, -93.72198
- 38.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- North Park: 5.5 mi
- Courthouse Park: 5.8 mi
- Union Hill Baseball Park: 5.8 mi
- Richter Woods County Park: 5.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 14
- Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 11.8 mi
- Sever's: 19.1 mi
- King's Gate: 19.9 mi
- Cartwheel Cove: 19.9 mi
- Oven Hill Market: 20.0 mi
Museums: 12
- Le Sueur Museum: 9.3 mi
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 9.5 mi
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum: 10.1 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 10.3 mi
- S. B. Strait House: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- New Prague Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Helicopter: 10.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Fire Department Memorial: 14.0 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Sand Creek Reservoir Swimming Area: 13.9 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 22.5 mi
- Clayhole Beach: 22.7 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 24.1 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 9.9 mi
- Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden: 12.5 mi
- Excel Gardens: 22.8 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 16.1 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 24.6 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 21.4 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Francisco: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 18.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:50 | 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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan 1ssw, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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