Historic site · Minnesota
Chief Little Crow
Chief Little Crow is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. The nearest named place is Meeker County OHV Park, a park 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 33 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Chief Little Crow, leader of the Sioux Indian outbreak in 1862, was shot and killed about 330 feet south of this point by Nathan Lamson and his son Chauncey, July 3, 1863. Erected 1929.
How to reach it
Coordinates44.98595, -94.38008
- 32.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Meeker County OHV Park: 3.2 mi
- Manuella County Park: 5.6 mi
- Northwoods Park: 5.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 5.9 mi
- Shiloh Park: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 10
- McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 6.4 mi
- Depot Museum: 7.3 mi
- Wheel and Cog: 7.6 mi
- Twine Ball Museum: 7.8 mi
- Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Tank: 6.4 mi
- Hutchinson Brothers: 6.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Anderson Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 18.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 18.0 mi
- Helping Hands Garden: 18.0 mi
- Pumpkin Palooza: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Heatwole: 10.5 mi
- Lake Addie: 14.4 mi
- Fernando: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 7.8 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chief Little Crow: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 1
- King's Hill: 7.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:23 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:51 | 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 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hutchinson 1 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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