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Moran Wildlife Management Area

Moran Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Moran Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.88764, -96.41378
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Old Crossing Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sportsman's Park Rifle Range: 6.1 mi
  • Sportsmans Park: 6.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.3 mi
  • Northside Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 1.5 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fisher's Landing Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:38
June solstice05:2720:4021:29
September equinox07:1318:4519:25
December solstice08:1315:4316:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61024415465696758442714
Precip in0.60.60.91.32.94.53.63.52.82.10.90.8

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/31656158

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