Nature reserve · Minnesota

Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area

Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. The nearest named place is Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 115 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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Coordinates45.75446, -93.26185

14.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks57

Library Park: 8.7 mi
Dennis Frandsen County Park: 9.1 mi
Sandquist Family Park: 11.8 mi
Springvale County Park: 12.0 mi
Watertower Park: 12.8 mi

Nature reserves42

Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Tosher Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi

Museums4

Kanabec History Center: 8.6 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
Rural School Museum: 14.7 mi
Hinckley Fire Museum: 23.6 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 8.1 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 8.6 mi
Klocka: 8.6 mi

Gardens2

Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 13.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Bodum: 16.3 mi
Chengwatana: 16.7 mi

Rest areas2

Goose Creek Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 21.6 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 22.1 mi

Attractions1

Grand Casino Hinckley: 24.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:26
June solstice	05:24	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:33	19:13
December solstice	07:52	15:42	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	11	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	59	45	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	3.3	2.9	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mora, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656612

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