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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 337 m. Mountain Island stands 398 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.95387, -94.66693

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Deer Park: 2.8 mi
  • Southside Park: 2.9 mi
  • Malmrose Park: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain County Park: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
Peaks: 5
  • Mountain Island: 11.4 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 11.8 mi
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 21.4 mi
  • 395: 21.8 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 24.6 mi

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
Mountain IslandWSW 258°397.7 m11.4 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointSW 232°396.3 m11.8 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsWNW 297°391 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3720:2121:06
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5115:5716:44

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656052

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