Nature reserve · Minnesota
Provencher Wildlife Management Area
Provencher Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. The nearest named place is Greenleaf Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates45.00502, -94.53231
- 23.0 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- 36.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Meeker County OHV Park: 5.5 mi
- Manuella County Park: 5.8 mi
- Ladybird Park: 7.4 mi
- West Ripley Park: 7.4 mi
- Prairie Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 59
Museums: 10
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- G.A.R Hall: 8.6 mi
- Twine Ball Museum: 8.7 mi
- McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Chief Little Crow: 7.6 mi
- Hutchinson Brothers: 11.2 mi
- Tank: 11.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Anderson Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Pumpkin Palooza: 15.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 24.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 24.2 mi
- Helping Hands Garden: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Heatwole: 13.5 mi
- Lake Addie: 17.7 mi
- Fernando: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 8.7 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- King's Hill: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chief Little Crow: 10.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:51 | 16:40 |
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 | 27 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Litchfield, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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