Nature reserve · Minnesota

Windot Wildlife Management Area

Windot Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Windot Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.49474, -94.36964

11.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
62.5 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

Overlook · 14 mi
Overlook · 15 mi
Former Dam Site · 15 mi
North Overlook · 27 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Windot Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
Alfsborg Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Sibley Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
Grundmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi

Parks

Winthrop City Park: 3.5 mi
North Broadway Park (undeveloped/pollinator park): 12.1 mi
Lakeside Village Park (undeveloped): 12.5 mi
North Market Park: 12.5 mi
Minnecon Park: 12.6 mi

Historic sites12

Kiesling House: 13.1 mi
Defenders Monument: 13.5 mi
Harkin Store Historic Site: 13.6 mi
Hermann Monument: 13.9 mi
Martin Luther Statue: 14.0 mi

Museums9

Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 13.3 mi
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 13.3 mi
Harkin Store: 13.6 mi
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 22.2 mi
W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center: 22.5 mi

Attractions5

German Park: 13.1 mi
Glockenspiel: 13.1 mi
Kiesling Park & House: 13.1 mi
Wanda Gag House: 13.3 mi
John Lind House: 13.4 mi

Ghost towns4

Fernando: 11.7 mi
West Newton: 13.5 mi
Lake Addie: 19.5 mi
Heatwole: 23.5 mi

Gardens4

Helping Hands Garden: 22.4 mi
Monarch Waystation: 22.4 mi
Monarch Waystation: 22.4 mi
Henderson Hummingbird Garden: 23.0 mi

Artworks3

Art Wall Park: 12.9 mi
Markplatz Mall Arch: 13.2 mi
Sesquicentennial Statue: 22.9 mi

Picnic sites1

Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi

Waterfalls1

Swan Lake Fall: 21.7 mi

Beaches1

Swimming Beach: 22.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:52	19:30
June solstice	05:34	20:22	21:07
September equinox	07:05	18:38	19:17
December solstice	07:52	15:53	16:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	14	18	30	45	58	69	73	70	62	48	33	20

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gaylord, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655872

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