Nature reserve · Minnesota

Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit

Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit from directly overhead

Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. The nearest named place is Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.56348, -93.40814

21.0 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
20.8 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Springvale County Park: 3.4 mi
Lorne Erickson Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
Wayside Prarie Park: 7.3 mi
Youngs Park: 7.4 mi
Legacy Park: 8.2 mi

Nature reserves54

Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit: 1.1 mi
Crooked Road Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Becklin Homestead Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
Dobe Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi

Historic sites9

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 8.5 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 9.3 mi
Military Tribute: 19.0 mi
flag retirement barrels: 19.1 mi
Babcock Historical Marker: 20.1 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 8.4 mi
Community Garden: 12.6 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 21.8 mi
Klocka: 22.3 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 22.3 mi

Museums3

Minnesota Historical Society Museum: 21.9 mi
Kanabec History Center: 22.0 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 22.3 mi

Rest areas2

Goose Creek Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Attractions2

Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 20.3 mi
Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 21.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Bodum: 10.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:47	19:26
June solstice	05:25	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:34	19:13
December solstice	07:52	15:44	16:33

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	17	30	45	57	67	71	69	61	47	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.7	3.6	4.2	4.2	3.6	3.1	2.8	1.6	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cambridge, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657471

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