Nature reserve · Minnesota

Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area

Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. The nearest named place is Cranberry Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.71812, -93.30443

16.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Springvale County Park: 8.9 mi
Sandquist Family Park: 10.4 mi
Lorne Erickson Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
Dennis Frandsen County Park: 10.8 mi
Cambridge City Park: 10.8 mi

Nature reserves46

Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Dalbo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 6.9 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 10.4 mi
Klocka: 11.0 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 11.0 mi

Museums3

Kanabec History Center: 10.8 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 15.8 mi
Rural School Museum: 17.5 mi

Gardens3

Community Garden: 11.6 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 11.8 mi
Community Garden: 23.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Bodum: 14.4 mi
Chengwatana: 19.5 mi

Rest areas2

Goose Creek Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 18.8 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 19.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:47	19:26
June solstice	05:24	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:33	19:13
December solstice	07:52	15:42	16:32

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	11	15	28	42	55	65	69	67	59	45	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	3.8	4.4	4.7	4.2	3.3	2.9	1.6	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mora, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656825

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