Nature reserve · Minnesota
Thompson Slough Wildlife Management Area
Thompson Slough Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. The nearest named place is Latourelle Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 68 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.92920, -93.83058
- 68.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 20 mi
- South Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Old Mill Park: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.5 mi
- Daly Park & Campground: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Schimek Park: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 53
- Latourelle Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Pick Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Lost Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Hobza Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Lembke Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Kremer House Library & Museum: 6.0 mi
- Wells Depot Museum: 13.7 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 17.3 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 17.9 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Old Mill: 5.7 mi
- Area Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 17.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 18.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 19.2 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 19.9 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 19.9 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winter Warrior: 18.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 18.6 mi
- Buffalo: 18.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 18.6 mi
- Jolly Green Giant: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Janesville Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 17.4 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 20.0 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Clayton: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:54 | 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 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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