Nature reserve · Minnesota
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Johnson Marsh Unit
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Johnson Marsh Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. The nearest named place is Minnewankon Falls, a waterfall 2.3 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.21292, -94.12226
- 2.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 64.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 4 mi
- South Overlook · 4 mi
- Former Dam Site · 17 mi
- Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Minneopa State Park: 3.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 3.5 mi
- Pleasant View Park: 3.5 mi
- Forsberg Field: 3.6 mi
- The Reserve: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 16
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 6.4 mi
- Hubbard House: 6.8 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 6.9 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 6.9 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 6.7 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 6.7 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Mni Mural: 6.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo: 6.7 mi
- Winter Warrior: 6.7 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnewankon Falls: 2.3 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 3.5 mi
- Swan Lake Fall: 3.8 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- German Park: 18.1 mi
- John Lind House: 18.1 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 18.2 mi
- Glockenspiel: 18.3 mi
- Wanda Gag House: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 18.8 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 5.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 5.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| 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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, 6 mi away.
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