Nature reserve · Minnesota

Woodside WPA

Woodside WPA from directly overhead

Woodside WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. The nearest named place is Underdahl WPA, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

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Coordinates47.62238, -96.11810

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Underdahl WPA: 1.6 mi
Dorr Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge: 2.9 mi
Woodside Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Bee Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi

Parks49

East Shore: 3.0 mi
Farmers Union Park: 3.4 mi
Polk County Park: 3.6 mi
Roadside Park: 3.9 mi
Mentor City Park: 5.5 mi

Artworks6

worlds largest bluebird: 2.8 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 5.8 mi
Elk: 10.8 mi
ROAR!: 10.9 mi
Fosston City Mural (New): 17.3 mi

Historic sites6

Tank: 10.9 mi
Youth Memorial: 14.4 mi
Tank: 17.8 mi
Helicopter: 17.8 mi
Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 19.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Terrebonne: 14.5 mi
Betcher: 22.0 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 7.4 mi

Museums1

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 24.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:57	19:37
June solstice	05:27	20:38	21:27
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:24
December solstice	08:11	15:43	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	5	10	24	40	53	63	67	65	57	43	27	13
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.8	3.0	4.6	3.9	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.6	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1462601033

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