Blanket Flower Prairie SNA
Blanket Flower Prairie SNA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tweeton WPA, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tweeton WPA: 2.1 mi
- Haugtvedt WPA: 2.9 mi
- Nelson WPA: 3.0 mi
- Ness WPA: 3.2 mi
- Sieh WPA: 3.2 mi
- Cormorant Lions John&Vi Welton Park: 7.5 mi
- Kiddie Land of Cormorant: 7.7 mi
- Pikes Bay Sports Area: 8.9 mi
- Lions Park: 9.4 mi
- Stoneridge Park: 9.5 mi
- Pelican Pete: 9.7 mi
- Prairie Chicken Statue: 14.1 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 19.3 mi
- Cans in Flight: 20.7 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 20.9 mi
- Pelican: 10.8 mi
- Eddy: 17.7 mi
- Winslow: 19.5 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 22.2 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 15.0 mi
- Dale: 15.6 mi
- Muskoda: 15.7 mi
- Oak Lake: 17.0 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Regional Science Center: 17.4 mi
- Becker County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Monument: 19.7 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 20.1 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanket Flower Prairie SNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | SE 140° | 506 m | 17.7 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | ENE 65° | 495 m | 22.2 mi |
| Winslow | E 84° | 474 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pelican | E 86° | 469 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:36 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 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 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rothsay, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/806884866
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