Nature reserve · Minnesota

Nessel Wildlife Management Area

Nessel Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Nessel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. The nearest named place is Dennis Frandsen County Park, a park 1.8 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.70831, -93.11693

7.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Dennis Frandsen County Park: 1.8 mi
Sandquist Family Park: 8.7 mi
Snake River Fur Post: 9.3 mi
Canoe Camp Sites: 9.4 mi
City Softball Complex: 10.2 mi

Nature reserves40

Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Kraft Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Pine County V&S 1 Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi

Museums9

Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 6.8 mi
Rural School Museum: 10.4 mi
Kanabec History Center: 14.7 mi
Emma's House: 21.4 mi
Original Burnett County Jail: 21.4 mi

Attractions4

Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 20.4 mi
amphitheater: 21.4 mi
Foxes Landing: 23.2 mi
Grand Casino Hinckley: 23.3 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 14.1 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 14.5 mi
Klocka: 14.5 mi

Gardens2

Community Garden: 11.9 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 12.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Chengwatana: 12.5 mi
Bodum: 13.6 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 21.1 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 21.4 mi

Rest areas1

Goose Creek Rest Area: 9.6 mi

Peaks1

Wild Mountain: 24.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:46	19:25
June solstice	05:24	20:20	21:06
September equinox	07:00	18:33	19:12
December solstice	07:51	15:42	16:32

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	13	17	30	45	57	67	71	69	61	47	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.7	3.6	4.2	4.2	3.6	3.1	2.8	1.6	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cambridge, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657525

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