Ghost town · Minnesota
Forestville
Forestville is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
ghost town in Minnesota
How to reach it
Coordinates43.66153, -92.18978
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 36.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Preston Overlook · 6 mi
- Bench · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park: 1.8 mi
- Goose Flat Park: 5.4 mi
- Preston City Park: 5.5 mi
- Fillmore County Fairgrounds: 5.8 mi
- Mystery Cave State Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Museums: 14
- Preston Depot Museum: 5.5 mi
- Fillmore County Historical Center: 6.0 mi
- Methodist Church Museum: 10.3 mi
- Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 10.3 mi
- Lanesboro History Museum: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 11.5 mi
- Niagara Cave: 12.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 12.2 mi
- Band Shell: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- 4 & 5: 23.6 mi
- 7: 23.7 mi
- 3: 23.7 mi
- 6: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Labyrinth: 18.7 mi
- Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 19.8 mi
- SHS: 20.2 mi
- Chainsaw Artist: 22.1 mi
- Wooden Model Train: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Clear Grit: 8.5 mi
- Elliota: 16.7 mi
- Grover: 19.3 mi
- Enterprise: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Big Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 19.2 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- State Line Wayside: 14.2 mi
- Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Steamboat Rock: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chester Woods Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forestville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | S 170° | 350 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:11 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Preston, 6 mi away.
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