Nature reserve · Minnesota

Cranberry Wildlife Management Area

Cranberry Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cranberry Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. The nearest named place is Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.72490, -93.35427

18.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Springvale County Park: 9.1 mi
Library Park: 10.9 mi
Lorne Erickson Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
Cambridge City Park: 12.2 mi
Watertower Park: 12.3 mi

Nature reserves50

Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Dalbo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 4.6 mi
Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 10.3 mi
Klocka: 10.8 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 10.8 mi

Museums3

Kanabec History Center: 10.6 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 18.3 mi
Rural School Museum: 19.6 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 13.1 mi
Community Garden: 23.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Bodum: 15.8 mi
Chengwatana: 21.6 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 19.2 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 19.8 mi

Rest areas2

Goose Creek Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 20.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:47	19:26
June solstice	05:25	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:34	19:13
December solstice	07:52	15:43	16:32

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	11	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	59	45	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	3.3	2.9	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mora, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657802

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