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Godfrey Wildlife Management Area

Godfrey Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Godfrey Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.61807, -96.31138
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Polk County Park: 6.8 mi
  • East Shore: 9.4 mi
  • Roadside Park: 9.6 mi
  • Mentor City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 17.9 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 19.6 mi
  • Tank: 19.9 mi
  • Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5719:38
June solstice05:2820:3921:27
September equinox07:1318:4419:25
December solstice08:1215:4416:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61024415465696758442714
Precip in0.60.60.91.32.94.53.63.52.82.10.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Falls, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657129

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