Nature reserve · Minnesota

Carex Wildlife Management Area

Carex Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Carex Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. The nearest named place is Schrafel Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.5 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.71854, -93.08540

11.3 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
62.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
19.2 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Victoria's Park: 4.8 mi
Shirley Theel Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
Murphy Creek Park: 5.3 mi
Fayette sherman Park: 5.5 mi
NorthWest Park: 5.5 mi

Nature reserves55

Schrafel Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Ramsey Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
Mentel Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
Geneva Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
Schottler Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi

Museums12

Mower County Historical Society Exhibits: 6.2 mi
SPAM Museum: 6.5 mi
Rydjor Bike Museum: 6.5 mi
Log Cabin: 7.8 mi
Sugar Shack: 8.0 mi

Historic sites6

Freeborn County Courthouse: 15.0 mi
Welcome to Hayfield: 16.5 mi
Minnesota Welcomes You: 20.0 mi
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 20.1 mi
Steele County Veterans Memorial: 24.9 mi

Attractions2

Lansing Corners: 5.1 mi
Mower County Fairgrounds: 6.1 mi

Rest areas2

Rest Area: 10.4 mi
Iowa Welcome Center: 23.2 mi

Beaches1

Albert Lea Beach: 14.7 mi

Springs1

Spring of Winnebago River: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:47	19:25
June solstice	05:31	20:14	20:58
September equinox	07:00	18:34	19:12
December solstice	07:44	15:52	16:39

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	14	18	31	45	58	68	71	69	61	48	33	21
Precip in	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.7	5.0	5.1	4.9	4.1	3.6	2.6	1.8	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Waste WTP Facility, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657603

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