Nature reserve · Minnesota
Valley Wildlife Management Area
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates48.31899, -95.69541
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Valley Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Espelie Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Espelie Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Espelie Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
Parks: 6
- Grygla City Campground and Park: 3.6 mi
- A.C. Tvedt Park: 13.1 mi
- Goodridge Park: 13.2 mi
- Hayes Lake State Park: 22.6 mi
- Middle River Memorial Park: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Holt Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Veteran War Memorial: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 23.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:39 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 15:37 | 16:31 |
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 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 12 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodridge 12 NNW, 8 mi away.
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