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Costin Village

Costin Village from directly overhead

Costin Village is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the east-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Locomotive Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

ghost town in St. Louis County, Minnesota

How to reach it

Coordinates47.53250, -92.62361

94 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Locomotive Park: 0.1 mi
  • South Grove Inner Park: 1.4 mi
  • South Grove Recreation Complex: 1.8 mi
  • West Virginia Park: 2.8 mi
  • Olcott Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Laurentian Divide: 4.9 mi
  • Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 4.9 mi
  • First House: 5.8 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 0.1 mi
  • Iron Range Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Gnome Town: 13.6 mi
  • Hibbing Mine View: 15.4 mi
  • Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Anchor Lake Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Mesabi Trail Arch: 3.1 mi
  • Remembering Marty Mural: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pike MountainENE594 m8.9 mi
Missabe Mountain Mine (historical)E485 m4.5 mi
Rouchleau Mine (historical)ESE476 m5.0 mi
Minnewas Mine (historical)ESE476 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:23
June solstice05:1420:2421:12
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5615:2916:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225385262666556422714
Precip in0.80.71.21.93.04.23.93.53.42.61.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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