Ghost town · Minnesota

Heatwole

Heatwole from directly overhead

Heatwole is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. The nearest named place is Mark and Ursel Smith Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

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Coordinates44.83420, -94.39970

29.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
42.4 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Mark and Ursel Smith Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Prairie Heritage Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi

Parks

Driftriders Park: 2.7 mi
McLeod County Fairgrounds: 2.7 mi
Elks Park: 3.2 mi
VFW Park: 3.3 mi
Linden Park: 3.3 mi

Museums9

Wheel and Cog: 3.1 mi
McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 4.1 mi
Depot Museum: 17.6 mi
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum: 18.0 mi
Twine Ball Museum: 18.1 mi

Historic sites9

Hutchinson Brothers: 4.3 mi
Tank: 4.4 mi
All Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
Chief Little Crow: 10.5 mi
Glencoe Fort: 12.5 mi

Gardens4

Monarch Waystation: 12.6 mi
Monarch Waystation: 12.6 mi
Helping Hands Garden: 12.6 mi
Anderson Gardens: 20.1 mi

Ghost towns2

Lake Addie: 4.2 mi
Fernando: 12.9 mi

Artworks1

Chief Little Crow: 4.5 mi

Peaks1

King's Hill: 17.9 mi

Attractions1

World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 18.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:51	19:30
June solstice	05:32	20:23	21:08
September equinox	07:05	18:38	19:17
December solstice	07:53	15:51	16:40

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	18	32	46	59	69	73	70	63	48	33	20
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.0	4.5	3.9	4.8	3.0	2.5	1.5	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hutchinson 1 N, 5 mi away.

Sources

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