Fort Abercrombie State Park
Fort Abercrombie State Park is a historic site in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. The nearest named place is Abercrombie City park, a park 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Abercrombie, in North Dakota, was a United States Army fort established by authority of an Act of Congress, March 3, 1857. The act allocated twenty-five square miles of land on the Red River of the North in Dakota Territory to be used for a military outpost, but the exact location was left to the discretion of Lieutenant Colonel John J. Abercrombie. The fort was constructed in the year 1858. It was the first permanent military installation in what became North Dakota, and is thus known as "The Gateway to the Dakotas". Abercrombie selected a site right on the river. Spring flooding was a problem and the fort was abandoned. However, in 1860 the Army returned, moving the fort to higher ground.
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Wikidata Q825070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
56 named places within 25 miles
- Abercrombie City park: 0.2 mi
- Wahpeton North Park: 12.1 mi
- Wahpeton Disc Golf Course: 12.1 mi
- NDSCS Park: 13.0 mi
- Oxcart Trail Park: 13.2 mi
- Meadows WPA: 9.7 mi
- Wolverton Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Atherton Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Western Prairie SNA: 15.2 mi
- Andrea Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Wilkin County Museum: 14.0 mi
- Prairie Chicken Statue: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:52 | 16:43 |
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 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 16 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breckenridge 3E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 08001367OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/496235097
Day trips start here
- Fargo · 30 mi
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