Nature reserve · Minnesota
Flowing Prairie Wildlife Management Area
Flowing Prairie Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. The nearest named place is Flowing WPA, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.99961, -96.45600
- 13.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Flowing WPA: 2.0 mi
- Jeral Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Felton Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Melby WPA: 4.6 mi
- Tatlie Exchange WPA: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Felton Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Felton Park: 6.0 mi
- Buffalo River State Park: 9.4 mi
- Westgate Park: 10.2 mi
- Glyndon Park: 10.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Regional Science Center: 9.2 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 10.8 mi
- Rourke Art Gallery: 17.2 mi
- Comstock House: 17.2 mi
- Hjemkomst Center: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument: 17.4 mi
- Ivar Aasen Monument: 17.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Cannon: 17.7 mi
- Fargo Flood Control Project: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Tractor: 15.5 mi
- F-101 Voodoo: 17.3 mi
- F-102A Delta Dagger: 17.3 mi
- Minuteman II ICBM: 17.6 mi
- Tochi Products: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 5
- Dragon Statue: 17.0 mi
- Sown: 17.1 mi
- Ole & Lena: 17.4 mi
- Sodbuster: 17.6 mi
- Angel of Hope: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Muskoda: 9.8 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 12.2 mi
- Dale: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 17.7 mi
- Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 1
- Frenchmans Bluff: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- 40th Avenue Open Shelter: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:38 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:48 | 16:40 |
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 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1380021385
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- Fargo · 18 mi
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