Nature reserve · Minnesota

Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area

Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.39705, -96.42476

3.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
0.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
David H. Steen Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Big Stone Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Reisdorph Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi

Parks32

Big Stone Lake State Park - Meadowbrook Area: 4.5 mi
Big Stone Island Nature Area: 4.5 mi
Ortonville Athletic Field: 5.8 mi
Nielson Park: 6.0 mi
Central Park: 6.2 mi

Museums6

Clinton Depot: 4.4 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 6.9 mi
Valley Queen Heritage Center: 15.9 mi
Old School Museums: 15.9 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 15.9 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 6.9 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 6.9 mi

Historic sites2

Milbank Grist Mill: 15.3 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 24.4 mi

Beaches2

South Beach: 16.8 mi
North Beach: 17.1 mi

Peaks1

Big Tom Hill: 15.4 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 23.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Tom Hill	SSW 191°	356 m	15.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:38	20:33	21:18
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:03	15:57	16:46

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	12	17	29	44	57	68	73	70	62	47	32	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milbank 4 NW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656494

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