Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
The Jay C. Hormel Nature Center is a municipal nature preserve on the north-eastern corner of Austin, Minnesota, comprising more than 500 acres of restored and remnant prairie, hardwood forest, wetlands and meandering streams.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Julie Champlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: nature preserve in Minnesota, USA
- Also known as: “Jay C Hormel Nature Center”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Austin Municipal Airport and Spam Museum.
Austin Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Austin Municipal Airport is a public owned public use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of the city of Austin, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States.
Spam Museum
Museum
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The Spam Museum is an admission-free museum in Austin, Minnesota, United States, dedicated to Spam, a brand of canned precooked meat products made by Hormel Foods Corporation. Spam Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapleview and Austin.
Mapleview
Village
Mapleview is a city in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Austin, the county seat. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, down from 176 in 2010. Mapleview is situated 2½ miles west of Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.
Austin
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Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond.
Brownsdale
Village
Brownsdale is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 633 at the 2020 census. Brownsdale is situated 5 miles northeast of Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.
Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
- Categories: nature center and recreation area
- Location: Mower, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.6815° or 43° 40′ 53″ northLongitude
-92.92934° or 92° 55′ 46″ westElevation
1,207 feet (368 metres)Open location code
86M9M3JC+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 135625520OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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- Cebuano: “Jay C Hormel Nature Center”
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