Nature reserve · Minnesota
Bjornson Wildlife Management Area
Bjornson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Pelican stands 469 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.77051, -96.35556
- 18.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Riverbend Park: 7.5 mi
- Hawley Softball Complex: 7.7 mi
- Westgate Park: 7.7 mi
- Buffalo River State Park: 8.0 mi
- George Dahm Park: 8.1 mi
Museums: 11
- Regional Science Center: 8.1 mi
- Comstock House: 20.6 mi
- Rourke Art Gallery: 20.9 mi
- Hjemkomst Center: 21.3 mi
- Hopperstad Stave Church: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument: 20.6 mi
- Ivar Aasen Monument: 20.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Bridge: 21.2 mi
- USS Robalo SS-273: 21.2 mi
- 164th Infantry: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 8
- Pelican Pete: 19.0 mi
- Dragon Statue: 20.2 mi
- Prairie Chicken Statue: 20.3 mi
- Sown: 20.3 mi
- Ole & Lena: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 5.9 mi
- Tractor: 19.5 mi
- Tochi Products: 22.1 mi
- F-102A Delta Dagger: 23.1 mi
- Minuteman II ICBM: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Muskoda: 6.7 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 10.1 mi
- Dale: 11.3 mi
- Oak Lake: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 21.1 mi
- Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pelican: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bjornson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican | ESE 108° | 469 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:49 | 16:40 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31657668
Day trips start here
- Fargo · 21 mi
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