Nature reserve · Minnesota

Kunkel Wildlife Management Area

Kunkel Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Kunkel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. The nearest named place is Rainbow Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.57351, -93.67849

18.7 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Rainbow Park: 4.2 mi
Mark Park: 4.2 mi
River side Park: 4.8 mi
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wayside: 5.0 mi
Youngs Park: 7.2 mi

Nature reserves52

Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 4.9 mi
BenLacs Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 5.0 mi
Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit: 5.3 mi
BenLacs Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit: 5.7 mi
Bolger Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi

Historic sites9

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 18.3 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 19.0 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 19.4 mi
Babcock Historical Marker: 20.2 mi
Monument: 20.4 mi

Attractions4

Stoney Brook Farms: 12.0 mi
Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
Fresh Acres Farm: 21.9 mi
Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 22.7 mi

Museums3

Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 15.1 mi
Minnesota Historical Society Museum: 22.8 mi
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 23.1 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 20.0 mi
Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 21.5 mi

Rest areas3

Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 20.3 mi
Dayton Port Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 24.2 mi

Artworks1

SCSU Logo: 23.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Bodum: 23.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:19	18:48	19:27
June solstice	05:26	20:22	21:08
September equinox	07:02	18:35	19:14
December solstice	07:53	15:45	16:34

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	13	18	30	44	57	66	70	68	60	47	32	19
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.7	2.8	3.9	4.2	4.0	4.1	2.9	2.7	1.6	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santiago 3 E, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656746

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