Nature reserve · Minnesota

Gervais Wildlife Management Area

Gervais Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Gervais Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. The nearest named place is Terrebonne, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.86270, -96.10532

23.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Terrebonne Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Marcoux Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Emardville Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
Dalea Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
Mentor Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi

Parks

People's Park: 4.3 mi
Plummer Centenial Park: 4.5 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
Brooks City Park: 5.7 mi
Lion's Park: 5.8 mi

Artworks5

worlds largest bluebird: 14.1 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 14.2 mi
Elk: 18.7 mi
ROAR!: 18.9 mi
Landing Eagle: 23.7 mi

Historic sites4

Youth Memorial: 5.3 mi
Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 11.6 mi
Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 14.6 mi
Tank: 18.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Terrebonne: 2.5 mi
Kratka: 17.3 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 15.5 mi

Attractions1

M60: 18.2 mi

Museums1

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:56	19:37
June solstice	05:26	20:39	21:28
September equinox	07:12	18:43	19:24
December solstice	08:12	15:41	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	6	10	24	41	54	65	69	67	58	44	27	14
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.9	4.5	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.1	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Falls, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657472

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