Nature reserve · Minnesota
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Oak Leaf Lake Unit
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Oak Leaf Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. The nearest named place is Jefferson Park West Natural Resource Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.30956, -94.01941
- 2.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 56.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 11 mi
- South Overlook · 11 mi
- Former Dam Site · 21 mi
- Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jefferson Park West Natural Resource Area: 1.8 mi
- Jefferson Park: 2.1 mi
- The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Community Spirit Park: 2.3 mi
- Stones Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 15
- E. St. Julien Cox House: 3.3 mi
- Treaty Site History Center Museum: 4.4 mi
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 10.2 mi
- Hubbard House: 10.2 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 9.8 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 9.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 2.5 mi
- Mni Mural: 9.8 mi
- Buffalo: 9.8 mi
- Winter Warrior: 9.8 mi
- Mni Mural: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Minnewankon Falls: 9.7 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 10.2 mi
- Swan Lake Fall: 11.4 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 11.7 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 20.2 mi
- German Park: 21.7 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 21.8 mi
- John Lind House: 21.9 mi
- Glockenspiel: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
- Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 16.3 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 23.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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