Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. The nearest named place is East Shore, a park 0.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
2100 acre wildlife reserve in northern Minnesota featuring native animals and plants in a marshy woodland environment. a few small lakes and ponds, as well as a system of bike paths and a learning center.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- East Shore: 0.7 mi
- Roadside Park: 1.3 mi
- Mentor Gateway Park: 3.0 mi
- Mentor City Park: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Dorr Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Bee Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Woodside WPA: 2.9 mi
- Underdahl WPA: 3.4 mi
- Erskine Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- worlds largest bluebird: 0.8 mi
- Erskin Walley Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Elk: 10.5 mi
- ROAR!: 10.6 mi
- Fosston City Mural (New): 17.6 mi
- Tank: 10.6 mi
- Youth Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Tank: 18.1 mi
- Helicopter: 18.1 mi
- Terrebonne: 11.7 mi
- Betcher: 24.5 mi
- Oak Lake Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Polk County Pioneer Museum: 23.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:56 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:38 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 15:43 | 16:36 |
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, 17 mi away.
- round-leaved sundew11 obs
- tamarack8 obs
- wild carrot7 obs
- Clay-colored Sparrow5 obs
- American Red Squirrel5 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- smooth sumac5 obs
- bladder campion5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/590494834
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