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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 296 m
Nearest byway: St. Croix Scenic Byway12.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:07local time
Coordinates: 45.7792, -93.2225

Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wire Tree Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 296 m. The nearest named place is Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the road

12.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks52

Nature reserves41

Joseph O'Brien Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Stanchfield Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
Tosher Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
Tosher Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi

Museums4

Kanabec History Center: 7.7 mi
Rural School Museum: 12.4 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 13.4 mi
Hinckley Fire Museum: 21.1 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 7.2 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 7.6 mi
Klocka: 7.6 mi

Gardens3

Ghost towns2

Chengwatana: 14.3 mi
Bodum: 17.8 mi

Rest areas2

Goose Creek Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Rum River Rest Area: 23.5 mi

Attractions2

Grand Casino Hinckley: 22.3 mi
Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 23.7 mi

Historic sites2

MS-90 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 23.7 mi
MS-90 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 24.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:17	18:46	19:25
June solstice	05:24	20:21	21:07
September equinox	07:01	18:33	19:12
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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