Ghost town · Minnesota
Clayton
Clayton is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. The nearest named place is Homedahl, a ghost town 4.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off.
human settlement in Minnesota, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates43.58060, -93.83830
- 88.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 59
- Half Moon Park: 12.4 mi
- Area Veterans Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Steinberg Nature Park: 12.9 mi
- Faribault County Fairground: 13.9 mi
- Buffalo Center Municipal Swimming Pool: 14.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Wells Depot Museum: 12.7 mi
- Wakefield House Museum: 13.5 mi
- Etta C Ross Museum: 13.6 mi
- Alden Community Museum: 14.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Area Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Old Mill: 18.4 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 18.8 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 23.9 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Homedahl: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Jolly Green Giant: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring of Winnebago River: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Albert Lea Beach: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:17 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 13 mi away.
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