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Vaa WPA

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Vaa WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. The nearest named place is Hill River WPA, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
US Fish & Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65455, -95.81771

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Roholt Park: 3.4 mi
  • South Park: 3.4 mi
  • Larson Park: 6.0 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 6.7 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Tank: 3.4 mi
  • Tank: 6.7 mi
  • Helicopter: 6.7 mi
  • Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • ROAR!: 3.4 mi
  • Elk: 3.5 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 6.2 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 6.2 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5519:36
June solstice05:2620:3721:26
September equinox07:1118:4219:23
December solstice08:1015:4216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1052073938

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