Nature reserve · Minnesota
Plan a drive hereWillard and Lois Manthey Wildlife Management Area
OpenStreetMap · way/31655911
- Elevation, modelled
- 313 m
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road56.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0408, -93.6447
Willard and Lois Manthey Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 313 m. The nearest named place is Lundquist Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 57 miles off.
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- 56.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 19.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lundquist Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Quade Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Mueller Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Eastwood Estates Park: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Rolling Acres Park and Green Space: 6.3 mi
- Oelke Park: 6.5 mi
- Northwood Park: 6.6 mi
Museums: 32
- Waseca County Historical Society Museum: 7.5 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Kremer House Library & Museum: 16.6 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Old Mill: 16.6 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 6
- Winter Warrior: 19.8 mi
- Buffalo: 19.8 mi
- Mni Mural: 19.8 mi
- Mni Mural: 19.9 mi
- Lighter Than Some: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 23.3 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 23.4 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 23.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 23.9 mi
- Bigger Manitou Falls: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Janesville Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 21.0 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CTR, 6 mi away.
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