Nature reserve · Minnesota

Thorson WPA

Thorson WPA from directly overhead

Thorson WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. The nearest named place is Chicog Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

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Coordinates47.62702, -96.39595

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Chicog Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Melvin Slough WPA: 2.2 mi
Burnham Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 2.4 mi
Thorson Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Trail Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi

Parks57

Polk County Park: 10.4 mi
Mentor City Park: 12.8 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
Mentor Gateway Park: 12.9 mi
East Shore: 13.1 mi

Artworks5

worlds largest bluebird: 14.3 mi
Landing Eagle: 15.5 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 18.1 mi
Elk: 23.7 mi
ROAR!: 23.8 mi

Historic sites3

Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
Youth Memorial: 22.2 mi
Tank: 23.9 mi

Museums2

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 13.3 mi
Red River History Museam: 22.8 mi

Ghost towns2

Betcher: 16.9 mi
Terrebonne: 18.7 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 20.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:38
June solstice	05:28	20:39	21:28
September equinox	07:13	18:45	19:25
December solstice	08:12	15:44	16:37

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	6	10	24	41	55	65	69	67	58	44	28	14
Precip in	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.3	2.8	4.1	3.3	3.0	2.6	2.1	0.8	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crookston NW EXP STN, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1348342685

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