Ash Creek
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. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
human settlement in Clinton Township, Minnesota, United States of America
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 6 mi
140 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 7.3 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 7.3 mi
- Rock County Historical Society and Museum: 8.0 mi
- Manitou: 8.0 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Buffalo: 7.2 mi
- Flags: 8.0 mi
- WWII Memorial: 8.2 mi
- WWII: 8.2 mi
- Luverne Bell: 8.6 mi
- 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
- King & Queen Rock: 19.4 mi
- Corn Maze: 24.6 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 22.0 mi
- Sand Beach: 23.2 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 12.7 mi
- The Palisades: 19.3 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | NE 40° | 546 m | 24.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 360° | 527 m | 10.7 mi |
| Jasper Peak | NNW 335° | 523 m | 22.2 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | NNW 345° | 518 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | ESE 102° | 509 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | W 279° | 432 m | 20.9 mi |
| Canton Mounds | SW 231° | 430 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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