Waterbury Wildlife Management Area
Waterbury Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mammenga Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Wabasso City Park: 6.6 mi
- Wanda Ancestral Park: 6.8 mi
- Schoo Park: 6.9 mi
- Kuhar Park: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 8.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 8.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Site of Sundown Village: 12.1 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 9.9 mi
- Redwood County Historic Society: 17.8 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 20.9 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 22.2 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 19.3 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 20.6 mi
- 457: 21.1 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 21.3 mi
- 395: 21.9 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 21.8 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 23.0 mi
- Civil War Statue: 23.5 mi
- Central Courtyard: 22.0 mi
- Garden Courtyard: 22.0 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 19.0 mi
- Vicksburg: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterbury Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | SSE 164° | 479 m | 22.8 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | SW 230° | 475 m | 20.6 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | S 169° | 463 m | 19.3 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | SE 139° | 391 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:58 | 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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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