Nature reserve · Minnesota

Danvers Wildlife Management Area

Danvers Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Danvers Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. The nearest named place is Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.32009, -95.72177

16.1 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
20.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
28.1 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Jossart Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi

Parks20

Roosevelt Park: 5.9 mi
West Side Park: 12.7 mi
Appleton Area Recreational Park: 15.3 mi
Glacial Lakes State Park: 18.0 mi
Pomme de Terra Park: 19.2 mi

Museums4

Swift County Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 17.1 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 20.7 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 12.7 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 20.3 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 20.3 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 21.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:36	20:30	21:15
September equinox	07:11	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:00	15:54	16:43

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	29	44	58	68	72	70	62	47	31	17
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	2.6	3.3	4.1	4.0	3.8	2.8	2.5	1.2	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benson, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657860

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