Nature reserve · Minnesota
Somerset Wildlife Management Area
Somerset Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. The nearest named place is MN Pheasants, Inc., a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 46 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.03697, -93.25616
- 45.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MN Pheasants, Inc.: 1.3 mi
- Little Fawn Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Prairie Rose Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Swan Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Aurora Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Parks
- Kaplans Woods Regional Park: 2.1 mi
- Lake Kohlmeier: 2.3 mi
- Minot Brown Park: 2.5 mi
- Leo Rudolph Nature Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Steele County Community Center: 2.8 mi
Museums: 26
- Steele County Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Gus' Gas Station: 2.9 mi
- Carriage House: 2.9 mi
- Print Shop: 2.9 mi
- Town Hall: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Steele County Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 17.6 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 19.0 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 23.0 mi
- Lansing Corners: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Molly Falls: 22.1 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 22.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lighter Than Some: 5.1 mi
- Regeneration: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Janesville Community Gardens: 23.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owatonna, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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