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Hovland Wildlife Management Area

Hovland Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hovland Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hasselton Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.52802, -95.74043

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Melland Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 3.2 mi
  • Larson Park: 3.6 mi
  • Spring Lake Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 3.4 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 3.4 mi
  • ROAR!: 9.9 mi
  • Elk: 10.0 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 21.8 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 13.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Clearwater County History Center: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSSE 151°611 m23.3 mi

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 solstice08:0915:4216:35

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656451

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