Nature reserve · Minnesota

Rabbit River WPA

Rabbit River WPA from directly overhead

Rabbit River WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. The nearest named place is Grant Coyour Memorial Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

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Coordinates46.12734, -96.19742

12.0 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
14.1 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Grant Coyour Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Meyer Prairie WPA: 1.3 mi
West Township County Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
Copeland Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Doran Wildlife Management Area, Schott Tract Unit: 2.0 mi

Parks49

Lighning Lake Park: 6.1 mi
Roy Johnson Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
Campbell City Park: 10.3 mi
Old Smokey: 11.3 mi
Pebble Lake Park: 11.3 mi

Museums17

Otter Tail County Historical Society: 11.9 mi
Otter Cove Children's Museum: 12.3 mi
Adelsman Building: 13.9 mi
The Steam Room: 13.9 mi
St. Olaf Town Hall: 13.9 mi

Artworks7

George B. Whight Statue: 12.1 mi
A Point in Time: 12.1 mi
Otto the Otter: 12.2 mi
Angel of Hope Statue: 12.2 mi
Joe Whitford Statue: 12.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Pomme de Terre: 12.3 mi
Childs: 16.7 mi

Rest areas2

Hansel Lake Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 13.5 mi

Historic sites2

Broken Down Dam: 14.0 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 22.0 mi

Beaches1

Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 11.3 mi

Attractions1

Corn Maze: 13.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:34	20:34	21:20
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:05	15:52	16:42

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	9	13	27	42	56	66	71	68	60	45	30	16
Precip in	1.3	0.8	1.1	2.0	3.9	4.4	3.3	2.9	3.0	2.4	1.0	0.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1449463637

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