Nature reserve · Minnesota

Spanton Wildlife Management Area

Spanton Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Spanton Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. The nearest named place is Chain-O-Sloughs Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.41744, -96.24521

1.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Smooth Sumac · 28 mi
Spotted Quarry · 28 mi
Lake Haiwatha · 28 mi
Exhibit Quarry · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Chain-O-Sloughs Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
Chain-O-Sloughs Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
Chain-O-Sloughs Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Coot Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Coot Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi

Parks36

Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
East Side Park: 3.0 mi
Legion Park: 3.0 mi
Picnic Point County Park: 5.2 mi
Ardor Square: 10.8 mi

Artworks4

HGC Eagle Carving: 12.0 mi
Civil War Statue: 22.4 mi
Mrs. Whitney Statue: 22.8 mi
The Mustang Statue: 24.2 mi

Museums3

Heritage Center: 11.0 mi
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 11.1 mi
Lyon County Museum: 22.6 mi

Gardens2

Garden Courtyard: 24.1 mi
Central Courtyard: 24.1 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 11.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Cazenovia: 25.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:59	19:37
June solstice	05:41	20:29	21:14
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:24
December solstice	07:59	16:01	16:49

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	28	42	55	65	70	68	60	46	31	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria 4S, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657477

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