Shetek Wildlife Management Area, East Unit
Shetek Wildlife Management Area, East Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shetek Wildlife Management Area, West Unit, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Shetek State Park: 4.3 mi
- End-O-Line Railroad Park: 5.2 mi
- Greentown Park: 5.7 mi
- Currie Ball Park: 5.8 mi
- Tracy City Park: 6.1 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 1.7 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 4.5 mi
- Poverty Hill: 8.9 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 18.5 mi
- 457: 22.1 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 10.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 20.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 9.5 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 12.8 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 22.4 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 22.0 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 22.4 mi
- Civil War Statue: 22.6 mi
- Central Courtyard: 22.3 mi
- Garden Courtyard: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shetek Wildlife Management Area, East Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | WSW 239° | 587.8 m | 22.2 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SW 215° | 552.4 m | 24.9 mi |
| Poverty Hill | WSW 245° | 526 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | ESE 113° | 479 m | 22.2 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | W 265° | 475 m | 1.7 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | ESE 108° | 463 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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