Nature reserve · Minnesota

Main North Unit

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Elevation, modelled: 307 m
Nearest byway: Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway18.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:34local time
Coordinates: 48.8961, -96.5505

Main North Unit from directly overhead

Main North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 307 m. The nearest named place is Cannon Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.3 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles.

On the road

18.6 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
19.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves19

Cannon Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
South Unit: 5.9 mi
Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 5.9 mi
North Unit: 5.9 mi
North Central Unit: 6.3 mi

Parks18

Museums3

Kittson County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
Kittson County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
Cultural Heritage Center: 22.1 mi

Historic sites2

Memorial Monument: 12.6 mi
Survivor's Flower Bed: 24.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Pelan: 18.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:57	19:39
June solstice	05:23	20:44	21:34
September equinox	07:13	18:44	19:26
December solstice	08:18	15:37	16:32

Local time (America/Winnipeg).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	5	9	24	40	55	65	68	67	57	43	26	12
Precip in	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.1	3.0	4.2	3.5	2.6	2.6	1.9	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallock, 20 mi away.

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