Ghost town · Minnesota

Pinewood

Pinewood from directly overhead

Pinewood is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. The nearest named place is Clearwater River Fishing Pier, a park 1.1 miles away. Lady Slipper Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles.

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

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Coordinates47.59720, -95.12780

27.1 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
12.5 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

Mississippi River Headwaters · 25 mi

Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves41

Henry O. Bjoring Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
James B. Fern Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Long Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
West 4 Legged LaKe Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Old Red Lake Trail Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi

Parks40

Clearwater River Fishing Pier: 1.1 mi
Whitefish Lake Public Access - MN DNR: 1.5 mi
Buzzle Lake Public Access - County Right-of-Way: 1.8 mi
Solway Park: 5.3 mi
Shevlin City Park: 7.5 mi

Museums4

Clearwater County History Center: 7.8 mi
Headwaters Science Center: 14.4 mi
Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 24.3 mi
Lakeside Museum: 25.0 mi

Artworks4

Science Arch: 14.2 mi
Origami Bird: 14.3 mi
Shaynowishkung: 14.5 mi
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue: 14.5 mi

Historic sites2

Beltrami Monument: 12.0 mi
Clearwater County Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi

Beaches2

Diamond Point Beach: 14.3 mi
South Shore Beach: 15.5 mi

Gardens1

Gitigaan Garden: 14.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Mallard: 20.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:53	19:33
June solstice	05:24	20:34	21:23
September equinox	07:08	18:40	19:20
December solstice	08:07	15:39	16:32

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	11	24	39	53	63	68	67	57	43	28	14
Precip in	1.0	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.9	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.5	2.3	1.0	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Indian Agcy, 20 mi away.

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