First House
First House is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 472 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Northside Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- First building spot in Eveleth
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Northside Park: 0.0 mi
- RRCC Eveleth Sliding Hill: 0.4 mi
- Southside Park: 0.8 mi
- Pepelnjak Southside Park: 2.8 mi
- Miners Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 7.4 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 7.4 mi
- Great Scott Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Zim Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 17.5 mi
- Sax Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 16.5 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 18.8 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 18.8 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 2.8 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 3.0 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 3.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Pike Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Elcor: 5.2 mi
- Costin Village: 5.8 mi
- Spina: 10.2 mi
- Fermoy: 18.1 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 5.8 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Gnome Town: 10.4 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 18.1 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Sparta Beach: 3.3 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 3.6 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 4.2 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 3.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | NE 36° | 594 m | 8.1 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | N 8° | 485 m | 3.9 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | NNE 20° | 476 m | 2.8 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | NNE 16° | 476 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5554787253
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