Turtle Wildlife Management Area
Turtle Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. String Lakes Peak stands 473 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Watline Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Former Dam Site · 29 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Watline Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Watline Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Watline Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Watline Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Watline Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Deer Park: 5.8 mi
- Southside Park: 5.9 mi
- Malmrose Park: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Hansen Park: 8.1 mi
- Old Carol's Grocery Building: 13.4 mi
- SGT Corey Sathoff: 13.7 mi
- Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 13.7 mi
- Watona Park Peace Pole: 16.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Round House Railroad Club: 5.0 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 12.0 mi
- Watonwan County Historical Center: 16.1 mi
- Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum: 20.8 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 22.4 mi
- Watonwan County Highest Point: 9.4 mi
- Mountain Island: 10.5 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 22.3 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 22.5 mi
- 395: 22.9 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 13.4 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 13.4 mi
- Truman Heritage Walk: 13.4 mi
- Major General Doyle E. Larson: 16.4 mi
- Watonwan Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 16.1 mi
- Imogene: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| String Lakes Peak | W 265° | 473 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mountain Island | W 275° | 397.7 m | 10.5 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | WSW 245° | 396.3 m | 9.4 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | NW 305° | 391 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:21 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:57 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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