Nature reserve · Minnesota

Schrafel Wildlife Management Area

Schrafel Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Schrafel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. The nearest named place is Victoria's Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.66848, -93.02705

7.9 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
65.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
16.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Victoria's Park: 0.4 mi
Shirley Theel Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Orchard Creek Park: 1.4 mi
Fayette sherman Park: 1.6 mi
Sterling Park: 1.6 mi

Nature reserves55

Carex Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Ramsey Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Mentel Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Schottler Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Red Cedar River Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi

Museums10

Mower County Historical Society Exhibits: 1.9 mi
Rydjor Bike Museum: 2.6 mi
SPAM Museum: 2.6 mi
Log Cabin: 4.5 mi
Sugar Shack: 4.6 mi

Historic sites5

Freeborn County Courthouse: 17.1 mi
Welcome to Hayfield: 17.6 mi
Minnesota Welcomes You: 19.9 mi
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 20.0 mi
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 20.8 mi

Rest areas3

Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Iowa Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Attractions2

Mower County Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
Lansing Corners: 5.7 mi

Beaches1

Albert Lea Beach: 17.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:47	19:25
June solstice	05:31	20:14	20:58
September equinox	07:00	18:34	19:11
December solstice	07:43	15:52	16:39

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	14	18	31	45	58	68	71	69	61	48	33	21
Precip in	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.7	5.0	5.1	4.9	4.1	3.6	2.6	1.8	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Waste WTP Facility, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657182

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