Nature reserve · Minnesota

Winfield Wildlife Management Area

Winfield Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Winfield Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. The nearest named place is Sunrise Park, a park 4.3 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.85140, -95.08933

12.1 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
18.8 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

103 named places within 25 miles

Parks47

Sunrise Park: 4.3 mi
Memorial Park & Camping: 6.6 mi
Henton Park: 6.9 mi
Kubesh Park: 7.0 mi
North Park: 7.1 mi

Nature reserves44

Dybsand Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
Whitefield Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
Sacred Heart Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
Rosaasen Slough Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
Reed Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi

Museums9

Schwanke's Museum: 17.0 mi
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum: 19.2 mi
Renville County Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
Redwood County Historic Society: 21.3 mi
Yellow Medicine County Museum: 22.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Vicksburg: 14.6 mi

Historic sites1

Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 20.7 mi

Attractions1

Swaybacked Bridge: 20.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:35	20:26	21:11
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:56	15:54	16:43

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	12	16	29	44	57	67	71	68	60	46	31	18
Precip in	0.6	0.8	1.4	2.5	3.3	4.9	3.3	3.7	2.9	2.2	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olivia 3E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655881

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