Wood Eye Wildlife Management Area
Wood Eye Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 429 m. Mount Nebo stands 460 m to the south, 21 miles off. Great River Road passes 37 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 37.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.1 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
82 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Forest Park: 6.0 mi
- Menahga Beach Park: 6.7 mi
- Stocking Lake Public Water Access: 7.8 mi
- Stigman’s Mound Park: 12.4 mi
- Anderson's Crossing: 12.4 mi
- Menahga Museum: 6.6 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Cultural Center: 14.8 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 16.8 mi
- Hubbard County Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 14.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 16.7 mi
- Mount Nebo: 21.0 mi
- Toad Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Leaf River: 12.1 mi
- Shell City: 13.1 mi
- 1: 14.5 mi
- 2: 14.7 mi
- US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 19.5 mi
- Statue of St. Urho: 6.6 mi
- Blacks Grove: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood Eye Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | S 176° | 460 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:53 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:31 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:45 | 16:36 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW York Mills, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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