Ghost town · Minnesota
Oak Lake
Oak Lake is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shodean WPA, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Minnesota, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates46.84170, -95.93830
- 4.2 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shodean WPA: 0.4 mi
- Arneson WPA: 0.8 mi
- Jacobson WPA: 1.0 mi
- Tessman WPA: 2.0 mi
- Lethenstrum WPA: 2.0 mi
Parks: 45
- Long Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Falcon Park: 2.6 mi
- Snappy Fields: 4.3 mi
- G.A.R. Park: 4.6 mi
- People's Park: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Alexa's Elixir: 5.0 mi
- Cans in Flight: 6.6 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 6.9 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 7.2 mi
- Long Leif: 7.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Becker County Museum: 4.4 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 22.4 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 23.8 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 24.3 mi
- Regional Science Center: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 5
- Detroit Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Pelican: 10.7 mi
- Winslow: 11.2 mi
- Toad Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Eddy: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Veterans Monument: 4.7 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 5.3 mi
- Height of Land: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dale: 14.0 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 15.0 mi
- Muskoda: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | S 184° | 506 m | 24.9 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | ESE 104° | 495 m | 7.5 mi |
| Winslow | SE 144° | 474 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pelican | S 191° | 469 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:35 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:47 | 16:38 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 5 mi away.
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