Ghost town · Minnesota
Fairpoint
Fairpoint is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Minnesota
How to reach it
Coordinates44.20417, -92.87083
- 27.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Centennial Park: 3.9 mi
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Park: 7.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.2 mi
- Everson Park: 10.5 mi
- Collins Park: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Museums: 37
- Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 7.7 mi
- Larson Log House: 7.8 mi
- Oxbow Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 18.4 mi
- Pillsbury Academy Cannon: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Byron Bear: 15.2 mi
- Regeneration: 19.9 mi
- Lighter Than Some: 19.9 mi
- Marian Grotto: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Veterans Memorial Field: 7.9 mi
- Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 9.2 mi
- Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Steele County Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Campground: 13.5 mi
- 2nd Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Campground: 13.5 mi
- 2nd Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Campground: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 13
- Pine Cheese Mart: 12.1 mi
- Dodge County Fairgrounds: 13.1 mi
- Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 15.8 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 21.4 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Northfield Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 21.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.5 mi
- Bee Garden: 22.5 mi
- Dragonfly Garden: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 20.8 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 21.4 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 21.7 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- JHELL Beach: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 4
- Friendship Point: 21.7 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 22.0 mi
- West Praire Hill: 22.1 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hidden Falls: 15.2 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 17.7 mi
- Molly Falls: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Claybank Pits: 21.0 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairpoint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | NNW 339° | 297 m | 22.0 mi |
| West Praire Hill | NNW 339° | 294 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zumbrota, 12 mi away.
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