Ghost town · Minnesota

Chengwatana

Chengwatana from directly overhead

Chengwatana is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Ridge Park, a park 1.4 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota

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Coordinates45.83860, -92.93750

1.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
23.9 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive

Around it

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks54

Meadow Ridge Park: 1.4 mi
City Hall: 1.5 mi
Robinson Park: 1.7 mi
Voyageur Park: 1.7 mi
City Softball Complex: 2.3 mi

Nature reserves34

Pine City Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
Pine County V&S 1 Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
Kraft Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Pine County V&S 2 Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Pine County V&S 3 Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi

Museums9

Rural School Museum: 2.1 mi
Chisago County Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
Hinckley Fire Museum: 12.2 mi
Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum: 13.0 mi
Original Burnett County Jail: 13.0 mi

Attractions4

Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 9.5 mi
Foxes Landing: 11.4 mi
Grand Casino Hinckley: 12.0 mi
amphitheater: 22.5 mi

Historic sites3

Crex Meadows: 15.3 mi
Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 17.5 mi
Ed. L. Peet: 19.8 mi

Artworks3

Dala Horse: 17.4 mi
Dala Horse (mini): 17.5 mi
Klocka: 17.5 mi

Gardens3

Minnesota Goose Garden: 19.6 mi
Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Garden of Remembrance: 24.3 mi

Ghost towns2

Wareham: 18.4 mi
Banning: 22.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Big Spring Falls: 19.4 mi
Wolf Creek Falls: 21.6 mi

Beaches1

Clayton Lake Beach: 16.0 mi

Rest areas1

Goose Creek Rest Area: 16.8 mi

Peaks1

Pease Hill: 23.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pease Hill	ENE 66°	296 m	23.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:45	19:24
June solstice	05:22	20:20	21:06
September equinox	06:59	18:32	19:11
December solstice	07:51	15:40	16:30

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	9	14	27	40	53	62	67	65	57	43	30	17
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.6	2.8	3.8	4.6	4.1	4.3	3.6	3.4	1.6	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hinckley, 11 mi away.

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