Nature reserve · Minnesota

Erie Wildlife Management Area

Erie Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Erie Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. The nearest named place is Hanson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.63990, -95.98612

13.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
22.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hanson Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Lower Antelope Valley Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
Lower Antelope Valley Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Lower Antelope Valley Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
Omro Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi

Parks29

Oraas Park: 9.2 mi
Legion Park: 9.7 mi
Vermeersch Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
Allegiance Park: 15.8 mi
Channel Parkway Softball Complex: 15.9 mi

Museums7

Lyon County Museum: 16.4 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 18.3 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 18.3 mi
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 22.4 mi
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 23.8 mi

Artworks4

Civil War Statue: 16.1 mi
Mrs. Whitney Statue: 16.4 mi
The Mustang Statue: 17.2 mi
HGC Eagle Carving: 24.6 mi

Attractions3

Boyd House: 15.1 mi
Minnesota Machinery Museum: 18.4 mi
Gnome Park: 20.6 mi

Gardens2

Garden Courtyard: 16.9 mi
Central Courtyard: 17.0 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 17.7 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 24.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:36
June solstice	05:39	20:29	21:14
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:23
December solstice	07:59	15:59	16:47

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	14	19	30	44	57	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.5	2.8	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.4	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656880

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