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Expectation Wildlife Management Area

Expectation Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Expectation Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 546 m. The nearest named place is Kvermo Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.48474, -96.36807

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Ardor Square: 3.2 mi
  • Froiland Field: 3.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Hendricks State Recreation & Lakeside Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Point County Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Barckes Corner: 21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4220:3021:14
September equinox07:1318:4619:25
December solstice08:0016:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121628425565706860463118

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria 4S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656922

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