Nature reserve · Minnesota
Malardi Lake Wildlife Management Area
Malardi Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. The nearest named place is Pheasant Hills Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates45.08153, -93.89726
- 15.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.3 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pheasant Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Northridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
- Montrose Veterans Memoiral: 1.1 mi
- Lions Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 54
- Grape Arbor: 17.1 mi
- Shade Garden: 17.2 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 18.1 mi
- LifeGARDEN Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Prairie: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Woodland Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Robina Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods Scientific Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Robina Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 29
- Ferndale North Welcome Sign: 19.6 mi
- Sails: 20.2 mi
- Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral: 20.3 mi
- Sud III: 20.5 mi
- Anchor Sculpture: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Dustin Wayside Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- MS-70 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 10.6 mi
- MS-70 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 12.2 mi
- Cascades Development Monument: 14.0 mi
- Missile: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 17
- Lake Rebecca: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.2 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 17.4 mi
- Lydiard Beach: 17.8 mi
- Crescent Beach: 18.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Ames–Florida-Stork House: 8.1 mi
- Wright County Hisrotical Society: 8.7 mi
- Cokato Museum: 14.3 mi
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association Museum: 17.1 mi
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Apple Jack Orchard: 5.4 mi
- Fresh Acres Farm: 14.9 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 15.9 mi
- Arboretum Apple House: 19.5 mi
- Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered pavillion: 14.2 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 22.6 mi
- Shady Ridge: 23.3 mi
- Chipmunk picnic area: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dickinson: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- King's Hill: 23.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:48 | 16:37 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delano, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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