Ghost town · Minnesota
Rice Lake
Rice Lake is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. The nearest named place is Rice Lake State Park, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 36 miles off.
ghost town in Dodge and Steele counties, Minnesota, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.11060, -93.04610
- 36.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westside Park: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Henning Park: 5.2 mi
- Countryview Park: 7.0 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Rice Lake State Park: 1.5 mi
- Vorce Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Naylor Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 5.8 mi
- McMartin Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Wasioja Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
Museums: 27
- Pillsbury Academy Cannon: 9.0 mi
- Saco Church (St. Wenceslas Church of Morvia): 9.0 mi
- Print Shop: 9.0 mi
- Steele County Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Two-Story Cabin: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Regeneration: 10.2 mi
- Lighter Than Some: 10.2 mi
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Byron Bear: 20.1 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Steele County Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 11.6 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 16.6 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Welcome to Hayfield: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- 2nd Bridge: 19.5 mi
- 2nd Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Campground: 19.5 mi
- Campground: 19.6 mi
- Campground: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Northfield Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 24.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.4 mi
- Bee Garden: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Dodge County Fairgrounds: 15.7 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 17.9 mi
- Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 19.4 mi
- Pine Cheese Mart: 21.7 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hidden Falls: 16.6 mi
- Molly Falls: 17.6 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fairpoint: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Hill of Three Oaks: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
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 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owatonna, 9 mi away.
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