Nature reserve · Minnesota
Castor Wildlife Management Area
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates47.54637, -95.83674
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Castor Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Kroening Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Lepier WPA: 2.7 mi
- La Voi Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Killian Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Parks: 35
- Larson Park: 4.6 mi
- Melland Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Melland Baseball Park: 5.0 mi
- Roholt Park: 6.4 mi
- South Park: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 6
- Fosston City Mural (New): 4.4 mi
- Fosston City Mural (old): 4.5 mi
- ROAR!: 6.4 mi
- Elk: 6.5 mi
- Erskin Walley Sculpture: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Tank: 4.7 mi
- Helicopter: 4.7 mi
- Tank: 6.4 mi
- Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Youth Memorial: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Oak Lake Rest Area: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Terrebonne: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:55 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:37 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:42 | 16:35 |
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 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 43 | 27 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 5 mi away.
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