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First House

First House from directly overhead

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. 91 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

Coordinates47.47055, -92.53986

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
  • Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Anchor Lake Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Remembering Marty Mural: 3.6 mi
  • Mesabi Trail Arch: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pike MountainNE 36°594 m8.1 mi
Missabe Mountain Mine (historical)N 8°485 m3.9 mi
Minnewas Mine (historical)NNE 20°476 m2.8 mi
Rouchleau Mine (historical)NNE 16°476 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:1420:2421:12
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5615:3016:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225385262666556422714
Precip in0.80.71.21.93.04.23.93.53.42.61.41.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5554787253

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