Magnusson Wildlife Management Area
Magnusson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Pelican stands 469 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjornson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bjornson Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Bjornson Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Clay County Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Hawley Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Downer Prairie WPA: 4.5 mi
- Buffalo River State Park: 5.5 mi
- Westgate Park: 7.5 mi
- Riverbend Park: 7.7 mi
- Hawley Softball Complex: 7.9 mi
- Brekken Park: 8.3 mi
- Regional Science Center: 5.6 mi
- Comstock House: 17.6 mi
- Rourke Art Gallery: 17.8 mi
- Hjemkomst Center: 18.2 mi
- Hopperstad Stave Church: 18.3 mi
- Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument: 17.6 mi
- Ivar Aasen Monument: 17.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Bridge: 18.1 mi
- USS Robalo SS-273: 18.2 mi
- 164th Infantry: 18.2 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 9.0 mi
- Tractor: 16.4 mi
- Tochi Products: 19.1 mi
- F-102A Delta Dagger: 20.0 mi
- Minuteman II ICBM: 20.0 mi
- Dragon Statue: 17.2 mi
- Sown: 17.2 mi
- Ole & Lena: 17.6 mi
- Sodbuster: 18.5 mi
- Angel of Hope: 18.5 mi
- Muskoda: 5.0 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 10.8 mi
- Dale: 12.2 mi
- Oak Lake: 22.8 mi
- Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 18.0 mi
- Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 20.3 mi
- Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Pelican: 21.6 mi
- 40th Avenue Open Shelter: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magnusson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican | ESE 109° | 469 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:49 | 16:41 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31655664
Day trips start here
- Fargo · 18 mi
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