Nature reserve · Minnesota
Goose Prairie Wildlife Management Area
Goose Prairie Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates47.01480, -96.24807
- 22.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Goose Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Aspen Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Flora Lake WPA: 3.1 mi
- Rustad Lake WPA: 3.1 mi
- Moe WPA: 3.2 mi
Parks: 52
- Viking Sword Park: 5.1 mi
- Brekken Park: 9.4 mi
- Hawley Softball Complex: 10.0 mi
- Westgate Park: 10.0 mi
- Riverbend Park: 10.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Viking Sword Museum: 4.5 mi
- Regional Science Center: 14.1 mi
- Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 17.0 mi
- Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 17.0 mi
- Becker County Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dale: 7.7 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 8.2 mi
- Muskoda: 13.0 mi
- Oak Lake: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 23.4 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Bubbles Mural: 16.1 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 18.5 mi
- Tractor: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Frenchmans Bluff: 13.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:57 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:47 | 16:39 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31657143
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