Artwork · Minnesota

The Mustang Statue

The Mustang Statue from directly overhead

The Mustang Statue is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Courtyard, a garden 0.2 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material: bronze

Getting there

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Coordinates44.45132, -95.75731

24.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
24.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Rolling Hills Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
Clifton Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
White Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Green Valley Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Meadow Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi

Parks41

ADM & SMSU Environmental Learning Area: 0.5 mi
Independence Park: 0.9 mi
Liberty Park: 1.4 mi
Justice Park: 1.6 mi
Memorial Park: 1.6 mi

Museums5

Lyon County Museum: 1.6 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 18.0 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 18.0 mi
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 21.1 mi
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 22.9 mi

Historic sites4

Veteran's Memorial: 10.3 mi
Our Lady of Victory: 14.2 mi
Tracy Tornado Memorial: 16.2 mi
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 20.1 mi

Gardens2

Central Courtyard: 0.2 mi
Garden Courtyard: 0.3 mi

Artworks2

Mrs. Whitney Statue: 1.3 mi
Civil War Statue: 1.8 mi

Peaks2

Očhéyadaŋ: 21.8 mi
Poverty Hill: 24.9 mi

Attractions1

Minnesota Machinery Museum: 17.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Mustang Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Poverty Hill	S 184°	526 m	24.9 mi
Očhéyadaŋ	SSE 168°	475 m	21.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:39	20:27	21:12
September equinox	07:11	18:44	19:22
December solstice	07:57	15:59	16:47

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	14	18	30	45	58	69	73	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.9	0.9	1.6	2.8	3.7	4.1	3.8	3.6	3.1	2.3	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7253546788

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