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Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area

Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. Great River Road passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.02749, -94.14462

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prairie Park: 3.5 mi
  • Peterson Park: 3.9 mi
  • Dutch Lake Park: 4.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Lion's Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Dustin Wayside Historic Site: 3.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Chief Little Crow: 11.9 mi
  • Tank: 14.2 mi
  • Hutchinson Brothers: 14.4 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 13.8 mi
  • Minnesota Pioneer Park: 15.8 mi
  • Apple Jack Orchard: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • King's Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Mt Aral: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Rebecca: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Covered pavillion: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AralNNW 340°421 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:29
June solstice05:3120:2221:08
September equinox07:0418:3719:16
December solstice07:5315:4916:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629445868727062483219
Precip in0.60.91.42.74.04.43.53.43.32.51.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dassel 3SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657189

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