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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 333 m. Mountain Island stands 398 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97579, -94.65569

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Deer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Malmrose Park: 1.6 mi
  • Southside Park: 1.7 mi
  • Central Park: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Peaks: 4
  • Mountain Island: 12.3 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 13.2 mi
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 21.3 mi
  • 395: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 24.5 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 252°397.7 m12.3 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointSW 228°396.3 m13.2 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsWNW 292°391 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3720:2121:06
September equinox07:0618:4019:18
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656060

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