Park · Minnesota
Jay C Hormel Nature Center
Jay C Hormel Nature Center is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. The nearest named place is Sugar Shack, a museum 0.1 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates43.67864, -92.93281
- 3.2 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 61.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.8 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Decker Park: 0.7 mi
- East Side Lake Park: 1.1 mi
- Todd Park: 1.4 mi
- Sutton Park: 1.6 mi
- North Driesner Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Museums: 10
- Sugar Shack: 0.1 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.3 mi
- SPAM Museum: 2.2 mi
- Rydjor Bike Museum: 2.2 mi
- Mower County Historical Society Exhibits: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Welcome to Hayfield: 15.3 mi
- Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 20.7 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 21.9 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 24.3 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Mower County Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Lansing Corners: 5.6 mi
- Deer Creek Speedway: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Albert Lea Beach: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- SHS: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Waste WTP Facility, 3 mi away.
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit19 obs
- rattlesnake master14 obs
- Virginia bluebells13 obs
- wild bergamot13 obs
- Great St. John's Wort12 obs
- common buckthorn11 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing11 obs
- Canada Goose10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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