Michaelson Farm Wildlife Management Area
Michaelson Farm Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Hurrle Peak stands 370 m to the south, 24 miles off. Great River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bend in the River Park: 0.5 mi
- Mississippi River County Park: 0.7 mi
- Westside Park: 1.3 mi
- St. Regis Park: 2.4 mi
- Benton Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 12.0 mi
- Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 12.3 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 12.8 mi
- Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum: 17.2 mi
- Minnesota Fishing Museum: 18.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 12.8 mi
- Stone Gate: 12.9 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 19.3 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 11.2 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 12.8 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 13.4 mi
- Stoney Brook Farms: 17.8 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 15.1 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 15.2 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 15.3 mi
- The Mound: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 23.8 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 13.3 mi
- Avon Beach: 13.9 mi
- SCSU Logo: 13.4 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michaelson Farm Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurrle Peak | S 176° | 370 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:25 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:46 | 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 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rice, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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