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Ash Creek

Ash Creek from directly overhead

Ash Creek is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point stands 546 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is P.F. Mulder Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

human settlement in Clinton Township, Minnesota, United States of America

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Coordinates43.53830, -96.19420

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143 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Schoneman County Park: 6.0 mi
  • Island Park: 7.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 7.3 mi
  • Westside Park: 7.4 mi
  • Emma Sater Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • The Buffalo: 7.2 mi
  • Flags: 8.0 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • WWII: 8.2 mi
  • Luverne Bell: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Eagle Rock: 10.7 mi
  • The Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 14.6 mi
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 20.9 mi
  • Jasper Peak: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
  • King & Queen Rock: 19.4 mi
  • Corn Maze: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Corn Feeding Area: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointNE 40°546.3 m24.4 mi
Eagle RockN 360°527 m10.7 mi
Jasper PeakNNW 335°523.3 m22.2 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High PointNNW 345°518 m14.6 mi
Hawkeye PointESE 102°509 m24.9 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusW 279°432 m20.9 mi
Canton MoundsSW 231°430 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:37
June solstice05:4420:2621:10
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice07:5516:0516:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465970737162493421
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.05.03.63.13.22.21.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 8 mi away.

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