Daniel Shay Wildlife Management Area
Daniel Shay Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Highview Park, a park 5.2 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Highview Park: 5.2 mi
- Oak Township County Park: 5.8 mi
- North Park: 6.1 mi
- Freeport Lions Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Spring Hill County Park: 6.9 mi
- Christopher Kurilla Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Salem Comm Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Roscoe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Melrose Area Museum: 10.3 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Paynesville Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 20.7 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 21.6 mi
- Stone Gate: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 21.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 24.0 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 12.1 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 13.1 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 17.3 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 21.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 17.5 mi
- The Mound: 18.0 mi
- Mt Aral: 22.6 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 8.1 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 8.4 mi
- Avon Beach: 9.6 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 12.4 mi
- Giant Crow Statue: 19.7 mi
- SCSU Logo: 24.0 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Daniel Shay Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | SE 134° | 421 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:26 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:49 | 16:38 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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