Nature reserve · Minnesota

Spartan Wildlife Management Area

Spartan Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Spartan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. The nearest named place is Swensson Farm Museum, a museum 1.9 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.85419, -95.61026

0.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
28.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Sween Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
Clawson Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
Christopherson Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Lisbon Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Siyo Waste Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi

Parks15

Wegdahl County Park: 3.1 mi
Sorlien Park: 4.7 mi
Hawk Creek Park: 7.8 mi
Chinhinta Park: 7.9 mi
Larson Park: 8.1 mi

Museums7

Swensson Farm Museum: 1.9 mi
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 4.7 mi
Yellow Medicine County Museum: 5.3 mi
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 7.6 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 11.2 mi

Attractions3

Minnesota Machinery Museum: 11.2 mi
Boyd House: 14.3 mi
Gnome Park: 22.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Vicksburg: 22.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:37	20:28	21:13
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:22
December solstice	07:58	15:56	16:45

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	13	18	31	45	58	68	72	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.8	0.8	1.5	2.4	3.5	4.6	3.3	3.8	3.2	2.3	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granite Falls, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657475

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