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Anderson Lake Wildlife Management Area

Anderson Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Anderson Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 515 m. The nearest named place is Ash Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45082, -96.31391

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Legion Park: 3.4 mi
  • East Side Park: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Point County Park: 3.7 mi
  • Ardor Square: 6.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Heritage Center: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Barckes Corner: 23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:38
June solstice05:4120:2921:14
September equinox07:1318:4619:25
December solstice07:5916:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121628425565706860463118

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria 4S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656099

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