Tug Bayfield
Tug Bayfield is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedicated to Davis Helberg, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The tug Bayfield did much of its work here in Duluth-Superior Harbor for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Its main job was pushing crane barges with dredging equipment mounted on deck, deck barges loaded with rock or scows filled with dredged material.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 1.0 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 24.6 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 3 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canal Park: 0.3 mi
- Bayfront Festival Park: 0.5 mi
- Sister Cities Park: 0.5 mi
- Frankline Tot Lot: 0.6 mi
- Gichi-Ode' Akiing: 0.6 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 0.0 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 0.0 mi
- Edgar A. Culbertson: 0.0 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 0.0 mi
- Lewis G. Castle: 0.0 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 0.3 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 1.5 mi
- Enger Tower: 1.6 mi
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium: 2.5 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Jay Cooke: 1.1 mi
- Leif Erikson: 1.3 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 2.5 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 2.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 2.7 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.0 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 15.1 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 15.1 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.1 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 16.9 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 2.7 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 18.3 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Moose Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Bardon Peak: 9.2 mi
- Elys Peak: 10.3 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 15.2 mi
- Pikes Peak: 22.9 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 1.2 mi
- The Deeps: 5.9 mi
- Knife River Beach: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tug Bayfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 161° | 403 m | 22.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 40° | 350 m | 7.7 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 233° | 292 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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