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Watline Wildlife Management Area

Watline Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Watline Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. String Lakes Peak stands 473 m to the west, 24 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85381, -94.69467

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 4.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Deer Park: 9.3 mi
  • Southside Park: 9.5 mi
  • Malmrose Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 7.9 mi
  • Mountain Island: 10.8 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 20.2 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 23.9 mi
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 12.8 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 13.0 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 13.4 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 13.4 mi
  • Watona Park Peace Pole: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 22.0 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
String Lakes PeakW 274°473 m23.9 mi
Mountain IslandWNW 295°397.7 m10.8 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointW 267°396.3 m7.9 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsNW 313°391 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3720:2121:05
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5115:5716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455869727062493421
Precip in1.10.81.83.14.64.94.14.03.42.51.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656129

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