Nature reserve · Minnesota

Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area

Elevation, modelled: 286 m
Nearest byway: St. Croix Scenic Byway12.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:07local time
Coordinates: 45.7394, -93.2175

Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 286 m. The nearest named place is Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the road

12.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Nature reserves39

Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Nessel Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi

Museums4

Kanabec History Center: 10.3 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 12.1 mi
Rural School Museum: 13.1 mi
Hinckley Fire Museum: 23.2 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 9.8 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 10.2 mi
Klocka: 10.2 mi

Gardens2

Community Garden: 12.6 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 12.8 mi

Ghost towns2

Bodum: 15.1 mi
Chengwatana: 15.1 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 21.1 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 21.6 mi

Attractions2

Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 24.1 mi
Grand Casino Hinckley: 24.2 mi

Rest areas1

Goose Creek Rest Area: 14.5 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:25
June solstice	05:24	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:33	19:12
December solstice	07:52	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	11	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	59	45	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	3.3	2.9	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mora, 11 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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