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Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Jilk Unit

Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Jilk Unit from directly overhead

Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Jilk Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Ploetz Unit, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01444, -91.96673

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whispering Hills Park: 4.7 mi
  • Lewiston Prairie Trails Park: 5.2 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 5.3 mi
  • Mel Brownell Aquatic Center: 5.4 mi
  • Brookwood Park: 5.6 mi
Museums: 21
Peaks: 15
  • Inspiration Point: 4.5 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Coyote Point: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle Point: 5.1 mi
  • Signal Point: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 13.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
  • USCGC Winona: 16.2 mi
  • Quarry Hill Ruins: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Winona County Fairgrounds: 6.1 mi
  • Rock In the House: 14.7 mi
  • Band Shell: 16.1 mi
  • Preston Veteran's Memorial: 24.3 mi
  • Mayo Civic Center: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Chainsaw Artist: 6.1 mi
  • Labyrinth: 8.5 mi
  • Wooden Model Train: 13.3 mi
  • Viking Statue: 16.1 mi
  • Teardrop: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Chester Woods Beach: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar LoafE 87°370 m16.9 mi
Eagle PointNE 47°342 m15.1 mi
Chimney RockNW 307°318 m4.7 mi
Inspiration PointWNW 299°316 m4.5 mi
Coyote PointWNW 304°316 m4.9 mi
Eagle PointWNW 302°310 m5.1 mi
Signal PointWNW 300°310 m5.5 mi
Owl HeadNE 50°207 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:20
June solstice05:2620:1120:55
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:4015:4616:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152033475969737163493422
Precip in1.11.12.03.74.65.14.04.53.72.51.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minnesota City DAM 5, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655953

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