Winnipeg Junction
Winnipeg Junction is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dale, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Minnesota, United States
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Grove Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Lofgren WPA: 2.3 mi
- Lee Lake WPA: 2.5 mi
- Malakowsky WPA: 2.7 mi
- Hoe Lake WPA: 3.3 mi
- Hawley Softball Complex: 3.1 mi
- Brekken Park: 3.1 mi
- Riverbend Park: 3.4 mi
- Westgate Park: 4.0 mi
- Lake Park: 7.4 mi
- Bubbles Mural: 17.0 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 19.9 mi
- Cans in Flight: 21.5 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 21.9 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 22.2 mi
- Regional Science Center: 10.0 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 12.7 mi
- Becker County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Comstock House: 24.7 mi
- Rourke Art Gallery: 24.8 mi
- Pelican: 19.0 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 22.6 mi
- Winslow: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 19.7 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 20.3 mi
- Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument: 24.8 mi
- Ivar Aasen Monument: 24.8 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 10.3 mi
- Tractor: 23.1 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winnipeg Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain | ESE 104° | 495 m | 22.6 mi |
| Winslow | ESE 121° | 474 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pelican | SE 139° | 469 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:48 | 16:39 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fargo · 25 mi
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