Nature reserve · Minnesota
Boon Lake Wildlife Management Area
Boon Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. The nearest named place is Boon Lake Slough Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.89107, -94.57762
- 26.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cosmos Park: 6.5 mi
- Thompson Park: 7.7 mi
- Driftriders Park: 7.9 mi
- Roberts Park: 8.6 mi
- Old Fellow's Park: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Museums: 10
- McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 8.9 mi
- Wheel and Cog: 9.8 mi
- Twine Ball Museum: 16.4 mi
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Hutchinson Brothers: 10.2 mi
- Tank: 10.4 mi
- Chief Little Crow: 11.7 mi
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 15.4 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Anderson Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Pumpkin Palooza: 20.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 22.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 22.1 mi
- Helping Hands Garden: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Heatwole: 9.6 mi
- Lake Addie: 13.0 mi
- Fernando: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chief Little Crow: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- King's Hill: 17.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:52 | 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 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hutchinson 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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