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Alexander Faribault House

Alexander Faribault House from directly overhead

Alexander Faribault House is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 32 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic house in Faribault, Minnesota, United States

Dates from 1853.

Wikidata Q4718826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1853

How to reach it

Coordinates44.29103, -93.26713

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peace Park: 0.0 mi
  • Meder Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • TeePee Tonka Park: 0.3 mi
  • First Avenue Greenway: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 30
  • Rice County Historical Society: 1.4 mi
  • Millersburg School: 9.9 mi
  • Northfield Historical Society: 12.5 mi
  • Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 13.5 mi
  • Union Depot (Historic): 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Between Earth and Sky: 10.1 mi
  • Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 12.3 mi
  • Regeneration: 12.4 mi
  • Love Windmill: 12.5 mi
  • Lighter Than Some: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 13
Attractions: 5
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 12.4 mi
  • Santa's Cottage: 12.6 mi
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
  • Voyager Valley Teepee: 24.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hill of Three Oaks: 13.3 mi
  • Mount Krystosek: 15.3 mi
  • West Praire Hill: 18.6 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Friendship Point: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • fire ring: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alexander Faribault House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Prairie HillNE 39°297 m18.7 mi
West Praire HillNE 38°294 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:3020:1721:01
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4615:5016:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445768716961473321
Precip in1.01.01.93.14.45.64.64.73.72.61.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faribault, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000309OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Faribault, Alexander, House, reference 70000309, listed 09/22/70.

OpenStreetMap element way/448278450

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