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Hill River Wildlife Management Area

Hill River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hill River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. The nearest named place is Brandsvold Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.67128, -95.75929

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Larson Park: 6.3 mi
  • Roholt Park: 6.4 mi
  • South Park: 6.4 mi
  • Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 6.5 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Tank: 6.4 mi
  • Tank: 6.9 mi
  • Helicopter: 6.9 mi
  • Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 6
  • ROAR!: 6.4 mi
  • Elk: 6.4 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 6.6 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 6.6 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5519:36
June solstice05:2620:3721:25
September equinox07:1018:4219:23
December solstice08:1015:4116:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656475

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