Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Hurrle Peak stands 370 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wayside, a park 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wayside: 2.9 mi
- Meadows North Park: 5.4 mi
- Marturano Meadows Park: 6.0 mi
- Fireman's Park: 6.1 mi
- Countryside Park: 6.3 mi
- Bob Dunn Horse Camp: 3.1 mi
- Uncas Dunes SNA: 4.3 mi
- Santiago Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Uncas Dunes SNA: 4.7 mi
- Freemont Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Babcock Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Monument: 15.2 mi
- Military Tribute: 17.0 mi
- flag retirement barrels: 17.1 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 9.5 mi
- Minnesota Historical Society Museum: 17.6 mi
- Wright County Hisrotical Society: 20.2 mi
- Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 21.9 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 23.9 mi
- Stoney Brook Farms: 12.3 mi
- Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
- Fresh Acres Farm: 15.4 mi
- Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 17.6 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 24.5 mi
- Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 21.3 mi
- Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 24.0 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 18.6 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- SCSU Logo: 21.5 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurrle Peak | WSW 255° | 370 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:22 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:45 | 16:35 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santiago 3 E, 5 mi away.
- Trumpeter Swan618 obs
- Sandhill Crane492 obs
- Bald Eagle268 obs
- Canada Goose257 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird247 obs
- Sundial Lupine246 obs
- Great Blue Heron226 obs
- Blue-winged Teal221 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/1219587145
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