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Lewiston

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Lewiston is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Dills Mound stands 320 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is West Praire Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Sciota Township, Minnesota, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.50690, -93.08060

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heywood Park: 4.7 mi
  • Dresden Hills Park: 4.8 mi
  • Parmeadow Park: 4.9 mi
  • Northfield Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • John North Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 20
Artworks: 14
Museums: 11
  • Northfield Historical Society: 5.3 mi
  • Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Millersburg School: 13.4 mi
  • Rice County Historical Society: 16.6 mi
  • Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • West Praire Hill: 2.4 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Hill of Three Oaks: 4.5 mi
  • Friendship Point: 5.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Santa's Cottage: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 6.0 mi
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 8.2 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 16.6 mi
  • Ampitheater: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 6.9 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Watzl's Point Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Sand Point Beach: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • fire ring: 6.4 mi
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Robinson's Rocks: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Springs: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dills MoundNE 40°320 m24.7 mi
East Prairie HillE 98°297 m2.6 mi
West Praire HillE 99°294 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2820:1721:01
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4615:4816:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152033465868727062493421
Precip in1.00.81.72.73.94.94.24.43.22.71.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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