Nature reserve · Minnesota

Hobson Memorial Forest

Hobson Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Hobson Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. The nearest named place is Kunstpark, a park 1.6 miles away. Lady Slipper Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Bemidji State University

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.53653, -94.72933

9.7 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
3.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
25.2 mi off the Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome

Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks31

Kunstpark: 1.6 mi
Brinkman Park: 5.4 mi
Three Island Lake County Park: 6.6 mi
Cameron Park: 7.4 mi
Otto Schmunk Park: 7.4 mi

Nature reserves17

Movil Maze Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
East Lake Bemidji Park Preserve: 6.8 mi
Buena Vista State Forest: 7.2 mi
Wolf Lake Wildlife Management Area, Hubbard County Unit: 9.5 mi
Bemidji Slough Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi

Artworks6

Science Arch: 7.7 mi
Origami Bird: 8.1 mi
Shaynowishkung: 8.3 mi
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue: 8.3 mi
Black Duck #3: 15.6 mi

Museums4

Headwaters Science Center: 8.4 mi
Cass Lake Museum: 12.1 mi
Blackduck Area History & Art: 15.8 mi
Clearwater County History Center: 24.8 mi

Beaches3

Diamond Point Beach: 7.5 mi
South Shore Beach: 7.9 mi
Norway Beach Swimming Area: 14.5 mi

Historic sites2

Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial: 10.3 mi
Beltrami Monument: 11.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Cuba: 15.0 mi
Pinewood: 19.0 mi

Gardens1

Gitigaan Garden: 7.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:51	19:32
June solstice	05:22	20:32	21:21
September equinox	07:06	18:38	19:19
December solstice	08:05	15:38	16:31

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	26	40	54	64	69	67	57	43	28	14
Precip in	0.8	0.7	1.2	2.0	2.9	4.1	3.7	3.1	2.9	2.8	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cass Lake, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1463478546

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