Nature reserve · Minnesota

Saw-whet Wildlife Management Area

Saw-whet Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Saw-whet Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. The nearest named place is Wolf Trail Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates48.25729, -95.45281

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Wolf Trail Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
Saw-whet Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Hamre Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Fireweed Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Benville Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi

Parks3

Grygla City Campground and Park: 8.4 mi
A.C. Tvedt Park: 18.0 mi
Goodridge Park: 18.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Winner: 23.5 mi
Kratka: 24.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:53	19:35
June solstice	05:22	20:38	21:27
September equinox	07:09	18:40	19:22
December solstice	08:11	15:36	16:31

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	12	26	41	53	63	67	66	57	43	27	13

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thorhult, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657150

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