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Oriniak Wildlife Management Area

Oriniak Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Oriniak Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. The nearest named place is Emardville Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.98270, -95.95628
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 44
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Plummer Centenial Park: 6.3 mi
  • People's Park: 6.5 mi
  • Omar Sundrud Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 23.0 mi
  • Holt Veterans Memorial: 24.0 mi
  • Tank: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:37
June solstice05:2520:3921:28
September equinox07:1118:4319:24
December solstice08:1215:4016:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51125425565686758442712

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thief RVR Falls 2, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657567

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