Ghost town · Minnesota
Vicksburg
Vicksburg is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. The nearest named place is Vicksburg County Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Renville County, Minnesota, US
How to reach it
Coordinates44.66390, -95.22690
- On the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
96 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 52
- Vicksburg County Park: 0.4 mi
- Sacred Heart Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Rock Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Dybsand Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Delhi Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
Parks: 29
- Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Water Tower Park: 8.8 mi
- O'Conner Field: 8.8 mi
- North Park: 9.1 mi
- Ramsey Park: 9.5 mi
Museums: 8
- Redwood County Historic Society: 9.4 mi
- Renville County Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 17.3 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 17.8 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 9.2 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 21.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Site of Sundown Village: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Swaybacked Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 19.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood Falls, 10 mi away.
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