Dry Sand Wildlife Management Area
Dry Sand Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Mount Nebo stands 460 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Knob Hill, a park 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.5 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Knob Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cottingham Park: 2.9 mi
- Little White Dog Campground: 3.7 mi
- Bullard Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Frame's Landing: 7.5 mi
- Leaf River: 14.9 mi
- Philbrook: 18.1 mi
- Shell City: 19.4 mi
- 1: 21.0 mi
- 2: 21.0 mi
- Historic caboose: 21.5 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Menahga Museum: 20.8 mi
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Blacks Grove: 21.0 mi
- Mount Nebo: 20.3 mi
- Statue of St. Urho: 20.8 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 21.0 mi
- Dru's Garden: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Sand Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | SW 231° | 460 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:30 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:44 | 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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 44 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadena 3 S, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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