Nature reserve · Minnesota

Shuck Wildlife Management Area

Shuck Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Shuck Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. The nearest named place is Marple Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.05818, -96.14494

13.6 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
16.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Inspiration Peak · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Marple Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
Kube-swift Wildlife Management Area, Southeast Unit: 1.8 mi
Kube-swift Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 2.4 mi
Kube-swift Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 2.8 mi
Stony Brook WPA: 3.0 mi

Parks41

Lighning Lake Park: 2.4 mi
Roy Johnson Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
Pine Ridge Park: 12.9 mi
Campbell City Park: 12.9 mi
Norcross City Park: 13.3 mi

Museums16

Artworks6

Otto the Otter: 15.6 mi
Angel of Hope Statue: 15.6 mi
George B. Whight Statue: 15.8 mi
A Point in Time: 16.1 mi
Joe Whitford Statue: 16.1 mi

Ghost towns2

Pomme de Terre: 9.0 mi
Childs: 18.7 mi

Rest areas2

Hansel Lake Rest Area: 11.8 mi
Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 17.5 mi

Historic sites2

Broken Down Dam: 17.1 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 21.8 mi

Attractions1

Corn Maze: 8.8 mi

Beaches1

Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 14.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:34	20:34	21:20
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:05	15:52	16:42

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	9	13	27	42	56	66	71	68	60	45	30	16
Precip in	1.3	0.8	1.1	2.0	3.9	4.4	3.3	2.9	3.0	2.4	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fergus Falls, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657336

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