Nature reserve · Minnesota

Aasen WPA

Aasen WPA from directly overhead

Aasen WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. The nearest named place is Farmers Union Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: US Fish & Wildlife Service

Getting there

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Coordinates47.58020, -96.03542

29.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Rindahl Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Underdahl WPA: 3.4 mi
Dorr Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Foot Lake WPA: 3.9 mi
Woodside WPA: 4.8 mi

Parks39

Farmers Union Park: 2.1 mi
Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
East Shore: 7.2 mi
Roholt Park: 8.0 mi
Roadside Park: 8.0 mi

Artworks6

worlds largest bluebird: 6.0 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 6.1 mi
Elk: 7.9 mi
ROAR!: 8.0 mi
Fosston City Mural (New): 13.2 mi

Historic sites6

Tank: 8.0 mi
Tank: 13.6 mi
Helicopter: 13.7 mi
Youth Memorial: 16.5 mi
Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 19.7 mi

Ghost towns2

Terrebonne: 18.0 mi
Betcher: 22.9 mi

Museums2

Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 24.4 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 24.4 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 6.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:56	19:37
June solstice	05:27	20:38	21:26
September equinox	07:12	18:43	19:24
December solstice	08:10	15:43	16:36

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	5	10	24	40	53	63	67	65	57	43	27	13
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.8	3.0	4.6	3.9	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.6	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1052073952

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