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Bee Lake Wildlife Management Area

Bee Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bee Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. The nearest named place is Dorr Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65220, -96.04709

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Farmers Union Park: 2.9 mi
  • East Shore: 3.6 mi
  • Roadside Park: 4.0 mi
  • Mentor Gateway Park: 5.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • Tank: 7.7 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Tank: 15.2 mi
  • Helicopter: 15.2 mi
  • Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:37
June solstice05:2720:3821:27
September equinox07:1218:4319:24
December solstice08:1115:4216:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655733

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