Nature reserve · Minnesota
Smith Wildlife Management Area
Smith Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. The nearest named place is Daly Park & Campground, a park 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 81 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.83563, -94.06257
- 80.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 22 mi
- North Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Daly Park & Campground: 3.6 mi
- Amboy City Park: 6.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.0 mi
- Old Mill Park: 11.3 mi
- Thunder Valley Park: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 49
- Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- George & Elizabeth Lange Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Charlotte Hynes Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Maple River WPA: 6.2 mi
- Minnesota Lake WPA: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Dodd Ford Historic Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Old Mill: 11.1 mi
- Area Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 18.2 mi
- Old Carol's Grocery Building: 18.6 mi
Museums: 13
- Winnebago Museum: 6.9 mi
- Kremer House Library & Museum: 11.5 mi
- Wakefield House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Etta C Ross Museum: 13.8 mi
- Wells Depot Museum: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 9
- Jolly Green Giant: 12.9 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 18.6 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 18.6 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 18.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 18.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 19.6 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 21.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 21.7 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.3 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Watonwan Rest Area: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amboy, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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