- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pikes Peak403 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- North Shore Scenic Driveon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:07local time
- Coordinates
- 46.7798, -92.0920
Tug Bayfield is a attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled 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. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
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.
- Operated by
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
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 |
- On the North Shore Scenic DriveNational
- 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 BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 3 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 4 mi
77 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Knife River Beach: 18.7 mi
| 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).
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