Swim Beach
Swim Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Creek State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- MN DNR
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 8 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 8 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 8 mi
- Spotted Quarry · 8 mi
115 named places within 25 miles
- Split Rock Creek State Park: 0.2 mi
- Southwest Park: 7.2 mi
- Harmon Park: 7.4 mi
- Westview Park: 7.4 mi
- Erickson Park: 7.6 mi
- Jasper Peak: 4.6 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 11.5 mi
- Egan Mounds: 13.7 mi
- Trent Mounds: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 16.3 mi
- Sundance Site: 8.7 mi
- Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Luverne Bell: 17.8 mi
- WWII: 18.3 mi
- WWII Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Pipestone County Museum: 7.6 mi
- Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
- Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 14.2 mi
- Moody County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 18.2 mi
- The Palisades: 16.3 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 18.3 mi
- Dinosaur Statue: 20.7 mi
- Fireman Statue: 23.2 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 8.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 15.6 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swim Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | ENE 72° | 588 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | E 98° | 552 m | 22.7 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | ESE 104° | 546 m | 24.7 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSE 149° | 527 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jasper Peak | S 190° | 523 m | 4.6 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | SSE 156° | 518 m | 11.5 mi |
| Egan Mounds | WNW 294° | 484 m | 13.7 mi |
| Orphanage Hill | WSW 256° | 484 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:04 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipestone, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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