Staff WPA
Staff WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Lake, N 108 Public Water Access, a park 2.1 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Lake, N 108 Public Water Access: 2.1 mi
- Star Lake, E Quiram Public Water Access: 3.5 mi
- Maplewood State Park: 5.6 mi
- Dent Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Pirate Park: 6.9 mi
- Mondt WPA: 5.5 mi
- Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Sandberg WPA: 7.2 mi
- Amor Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Monson WPA: 7.8 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 13.8 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 14.2 mi
- Becker County Museum: 19.9 mi
- Otter Cove Children's Museum: 20.0 mi
- Otter Tail County Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Pelican Pete: 11.1 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 14.9 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 18.9 mi
- Cans in Flight: 19.0 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 19.1 mi
- Eddy: 6.4 mi
- Pelican: 12.5 mi
- Winslow: 12.7 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 18.6 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 20.0 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 18.0 mi
- Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 18.4 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 19.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 19.9 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 22.7 mi
- Height of Land: 24.3 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 17.5 mi
- Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 21.4 mi
- Oak Lake: 21.8 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Staff WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | WSW 239° | 506 m | 6.4 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | N 10° | 495 m | 20.0 mi |
| Winslow | NNE 12° | 474 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pelican | NNW 331° | 469 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:34 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:48 | 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 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottertail, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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