Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Pilot Knob stands 451 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a park 4.4 miles away. Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 427 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Chan SanSan Scenic Backway
33 named places within 25 miles
- Moon Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Valley West Park: 4.5 mi
- Faust Park: 5.0 mi
- Pioneer Park: 5.5 mi
- Riverview Park: 5.6 mi
- Valley City Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Hi-Line Prarie Gardens and Orchard: 6.3 mi
- Barnes County Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Midland Continental Depot Transportation Museum: 23.2 mi
- Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge: 11.2 mi
- Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge: 14.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.1 mi
- Standing Rock Hill: 22.9 mi
- Established 1883: 5.7 mi
- Oriska Rest area: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 54° | 451 m | 16.1 mi |
| Standing Rock Hill | SSE 153° | 451 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:44 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 15:55 | 16:47 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 54 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley City 3 NNW, 6 mi away.
- Western Grebe10 obs
- Blue-winged Teal7 obs
- Gadwall5 obs
- Ring-billed Gull4 obs
- Great Egret4 obs
- Franklin's Gull4 obs
- American Coot3 obs
- Chipping Sparrow3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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