Nature reserve · Minnesota

Onstad Wildlife Management Area

Onstad Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Onstad Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.59147, -96.33858

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Onstad Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
Godfrey Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Burnham Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 2.8 mi
Chicog Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Trail Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi

Parks59

Polk County Park: 8.8 mi
East Shore: 11.3 mi
Roadside Park: 11.6 mi
Mentor City Park: 11.8 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 11.9 mi

Artworks5

worlds largest bluebird: 12.4 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 16.1 mi
Landing Eagle: 19.1 mi
Elk: 21.3 mi
ROAR!: 21.4 mi

Museums4

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 17.0 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 23.1 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 23.1 mi
Red River History Museam: 24.1 mi

Historic sites4

Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
Tank: 21.4 mi
Youth Memorial: 21.8 mi
Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 23.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Betcher: 15.0 mi
Terrebonne: 19.2 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 17.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:57	19:38
June solstice	05:28	20:39	21:27
September equinox	07:13	18:44	19:25
December solstice	08:11	15:44	16:37

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, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657559

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