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Swag Wildlife Management Area

Swag Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Swag Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Burt Lake County Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50925, -94.38382

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 49
  • Cedar Creek 1st: 8.1 mi
  • Amber lake park: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 8.4 mi
  • Belle Vue Park: 8.9 mi
  • Armstrong City Park: 9.1 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 7
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 20.4 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 20.5 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 22.1 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 22.1 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jolly Green Giant: 17.4 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.1 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.1 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Lone Rock: 20.2 mi
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 21.1 mi
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Martin County Highest Point: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swag Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointW 270°429.8 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:30
June solstice05:3720:1921:03
September equinox07:0518:3919:17
December solstice07:4815:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831445767706860473219
Precip in0.90.91.83.44.64.64.24.13.22.51.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swea City 5N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656766

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