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Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit

Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit from directly overhead

Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. The nearest named place is Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates48.87597, -96.41288

41 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 23
Parks: 13
  • Lake Bronson State Park: 13.8 mi
  • Cemetary Point: 14.6 mi
  • Lake Bronson City Park: 14.9 mi
  • River Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Shanoah Park: 15.9 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Memorial Monument: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5719:38
June solstice05:2320:4421:34
September equinox07:1318:4419:26
December solstice08:1715:3616:32

Local time (America/Winnipeg).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F5924405565686757432612
Precip in0.50.50.71.13.04.23.52.62.61.90.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallock, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655873

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