Nature reserve · Minnesota

Marcoux Wildlife Management Area

Marcoux Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Marcoux Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. The nearest named place is Terrebonne, a ghost town 4.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.79967, -96.22445

17.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Dalea Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Mentor Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
Mentor Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Gervais Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Terrebonne Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi

Parks

Northside Park: 6.5 mi
Riverside Park: 6.5 mi
Sportsmans Park: 6.9 mi
Northern Navigators R/C Club: 6.9 mi
Sportsman's Park Rifle Range: 7.0 mi

Artworks5

worlds largest bluebird: 11.5 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 13.5 mi
Landing Eagle: 17.8 mi
Elk: 19.4 mi
ROAR!: 19.6 mi

Historic sites4

Youth Memorial: 10.0 mi
Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 17.2 mi
Tank: 19.6 mi

Ghost towns2

Terrebonne: 4.8 mi
Kratka: 24.0 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 15.4 mi

Museums1

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 17.4 mi

Attractions1

M60: 22.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:57	19:38
June solstice	05:27	20:39	21:28
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:25
December solstice	08:12	15:42	16:36

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	6	10	24	41	54	65	69	67	58	44	27	14
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.9	4.5	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.1	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Falls, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655857

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