Nature reserve · Minnesota

Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area

Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. The nearest named place is Hennen Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.45540, -95.96817

20.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
20.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
21.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hennen Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Reimers Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Dablow Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, Southeast Unit: 4.8 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 5.6 mi

Parks25

West Side Park: 8.5 mi
Riverside Park: 9.0 mi
City Park: 9.1 mi
Thedin Park: 9.1 mi
Green River Park: 9.1 mi

Museums5

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 9.3 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
Clinton Depot: 22.7 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 23.9 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 10.5 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 11.9 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 19.0 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 23.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:36	20:31	21:17
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:23
December solstice	08:02	15:54	16:44

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	13	17	30	45	59	69	73	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.8	4.2	3.2	2.6	2.3	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artichoke Lake 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657675

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