Nature reserve · Minnesota

Meadows WPA

Meadows WPA from directly overhead

Meadows WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. The nearest named place is Western Prairie SNA, a nature reserve 6.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.46165, -96.51629

7.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
19.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Hallaway's Hill · 26 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Western Prairie SNA: 6.2 mi
Atherton Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Akron 4 Unit: 7.7 mi
Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Rothsay Swamp Unit: 8.2 mi
Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Rothsay Swamp Unit: 8.3 mi

Parks48

Abercrombie City park: 9.9 mi
Giant Prairie Chicken: 11.3 mi
Wahpeton Disc Golf Course: 12.4 mi
Wahpeton North Park: 13.1 mi
Oxcart Trail Park: 13.3 mi

Artworks6

Prairie Chicken Statue: 11.3 mi
Pelican Pete: 21.9 mi
A Point in Time: 23.3 mi
Butterfly Sculpture: 23.5 mi
George B. Whight Statue: 24.3 mi

Museums3

Wilkin County Museum: 14.0 mi
Otter Tail County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
Otter Cove Children's Museum: 24.4 mi

Historic sites1

Fort Abercrombie State Park: 9.7 mi

Rest areas1

Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 22.9 mi

Attractions1

Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:39
June solstice	05:34	20:36	21:23
September equinox	07:14	18:46	19:26
December solstice	08:08	15:51	16:42

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	9	13	27	43	56	67	71	69	60	46	30	16

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breckenridge 3E, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1317956110

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