Tangential Wildlife Management Area
Tangential Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Memorial Rest Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista point · 15 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Carlson Kiln · 15 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miesville Ravine Park Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Archie Swenson Softball Fields: 3.4 mi
- Troll Haven Park: 4.0 mi
- East Side Park: 4.0 mi
- Evergreen Park: 4.1 mi
- River Terrace Prairie SNA: 1.3 mi
- Gemini Aquatic Management Area: 5.0 mi
- John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Scenic and Natural Area: 8.9 mi
- Hastings Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- William Colvill State Monument: 3.8 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 4.5 mi
- The Claybank Pits: 12.0 mi
- MS-40 Nike Missile Site (historic): 13.3 mi
- Temple: 13.5 mi
- Balance Of Power: 14.0 mi
- First Flight: 14.1 mi
- Ever Upward: 14.1 mi
- Gateway To Red Wing: 14.1 mi
- Synchronous: 14.1 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 7.4 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Northfield Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Vasa Museum: 4.8 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 13.7 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 14.2 mi
- Friendship Point: 7.6 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 10.6 mi
- West Praire Hill: 10.8 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 16.8 mi
- Dills Mound: 17.9 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 4.9 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 17.6 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 18.6 mi
- Pine Cheese Mart: 24.2 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 24.7 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 6.2 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 6.6 mi
- Dog Cove: 23.3 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 24.0 mi
- Pembles Beach: 24.8 mi
- Claybank Pits: 11.9 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 23.8 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 23.9 mi
- Lewiston: 13.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 15.7 mi
- Nininger: 17.4 mi
- Fairpoint: 22.3 mi
- Florence: 24.8 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.7 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 21.0 mi
- Molly Falls: 21.0 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- fire ring: 6.7 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tangential Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulvin Hill | ENE 68° | 336 m | 19.3 mi |
| Melander Hill | NNE 14° | 330 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dills Mound | N 10° | 320 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | E 87° | 310 m | 19.9 mi |
| Starks Mound | N 9° | 310 m | 20.0 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | W 261° | 297 m | 10.6 mi |
| West Praire Hill | W 262° | 294 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:47 | 16:35 |
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 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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