Ghost town · Minnesota

Fairland

Fairland from directly overhead

Fairland is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. The nearest named place is Birchdale Softball Park, a park 11 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 17 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Minnesota, United States

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Coordinates48.46750, -94.15472

11.2 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway

Around it

17 named places within 25 miles

Parks9

Birchdale Softball Park: 11.3 mi
Nelson Park: 12.4 mi
Franz Jevne State Park: 12.8 mi
Morley Park: 12.9 mi
Loman City Park: 16.5 mi

Nature reserves4

Waldbillig Wildlife Management Area: 19.2 mi
Silver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
Rako Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
Carp Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 22.4 mi

Museums2

Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Visitor Centre: 12.7 mi
Chapple Museum: 14.5 mi

Historic sites1

Basshenge: 12.2 mi

Picnic sites1

Morley Park: 12.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:20	18:48	19:29
June solstice	05:16	20:33	21:23
September equinox	07:04	18:35	19:16
December solstice	08:06	15:30	16:25

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	4	9	24	39	52	62	66	64	55	42	27	12
Precip in	0.7	0.6	1.2	1.9	3.3	4.5	3.6	3.3	3.1	2.3	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Littlefork 10 SW, 21 mi away.

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