Artwork · Minnesota
Elk
Elk is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. The nearest named place is South Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates47.63467, -95.88663
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Espeseth WPA: 1.3 mi
- Halverson WPA: 1.8 mi
- Hill River WPA: 3.0 mi
- Vaa WPA: 3.5 mi
- Hanson WPA: 4.0 mi
Parks: 34
- South Park: 0.1 mi
- Roholt Park: 0.1 mi
- Larson Park: 7.4 mi
- Farmers Union Park: 7.6 mi
- Melland Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Tank: 0.2 mi
- Tank: 8.0 mi
- Helicopter: 8.0 mi
- Youth Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 5
- ROAR!: 0.2 mi
- Erskin Walley Sculpture: 6.2 mi
- Fosston City Mural (New): 7.4 mi
- Fosston City Mural (old): 7.4 mi
- worlds largest bluebird: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Oak Lake Rest Area: 4.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Terrebonne: 17.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:37 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:42 | 16:35 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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