Nature reserve · Minnesota
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Duck Lake Unit
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Duck Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. The nearest named place is Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Wiwi Bay Unit, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.33600, -94.15946
- 9.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 61.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 13 mi
- South Overlook · 13 mi
- Former Dam Site · 15 mi
- Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Community Spirit Park: 8.7 mi
- Prairie Ridge Park: 8.8 mi
- Jefferson Park West Natural Resource Area: 8.8 mi
- The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum: 9.0 mi
- Jefferson Park: 9.1 mi
Museums: 15
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 9.8 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 10.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 14.0 mi
- Hubbard House: 14.3 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 13.9 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 14.0 mi
- Kiesling House: 15.0 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Defenders Monument: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 8
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 9.3 mi
- Mni Mural: 13.9 mi
- Mni Mural: 13.9 mi
- Buffalo: 13.9 mi
- Winter Warrior: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Swan Lake Fall: 9.2 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 10.9 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 12.0 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 13.4 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- German Park: 14.9 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 15.0 mi
- John Lind House: 15.0 mi
- Glockenspiel: 15.0 mi
- Wanda Gag House: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 18.4 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- West Newton: 21.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
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 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Peter, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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