Nature reserve · Minnesota

James B. Fern Wildlife Management Area

James B. Fern Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

James B. Fern Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. The nearest named place is Long Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Lady Slipper Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.64742, -95.05416

23.6 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Mississippi River Headwaters · 29 mi

Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks39

Whitefish Lake Public Access - MN DNR: 3.5 mi
Buzzle Lake Public Access - County Right-of-Way: 4.6 mi
Clearwater River Fishing Pier: 5.7 mi
Solway Park: 9.5 mi
Shevlin City Park: 12.4 mi

Nature reserves31

Long Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Henry O. Bjoring Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
West 4 Legged LaKe Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
Movil Maze Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
Clearwater V & S 9 Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi

Artworks6

Science Arch: 14.2 mi
Origami Bird: 14.4 mi
Shaynowishkung: 14.6 mi
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue: 14.7 mi
Black Duck #3: 24.0 mi

Museums3

Clearwater County History Center: 12.6 mi
Headwaters Science Center: 14.5 mi
Blackduck Area History & Art: 24.2 mi

Historic sites2

Beltrami Monument: 7.8 mi
Clearwater County Veterans Memorial: 18.2 mi

Beaches2

Diamond Point Beach: 14.2 mi
South Shore Beach: 15.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Pinewood: 4.9 mi

Gardens1

Gitigaan Garden: 14.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:52	19:33
June solstice	05:23	20:34	21:23
September equinox	07:08	18:39	19:20
December solstice	08:07	15:39	16:32

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	11	24	39	53	63	68	67	57	43	28	14
Precip in	1.0	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.9	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.5	2.3	1.0	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Indian Agcy, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656618

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