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Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument

Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument from directly overhead

Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. The nearest named place is Ole & Lena, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Inscription
Give thy Church Men and Fathers who are faithful top thee and the truth Hans Nielsen Hauge A Reformer in the Norwegian Church Born in 1771 Died in 1824 The Norwegians in America have raised this memorial for him

How to reach it

Coordinates46.86577, -96.76930

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knapp Park: 0.2 mi
  • Daily Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodlawn Park: 0.5 mi
  • Alm Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lamb Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Tochi Products: 1.6 mi
  • Tractor: 1.9 mi
  • Minuteman II ICBM: 3.2 mi
  • F-102A Delta Dagger: 3.5 mi
  • F-101 Voodoo: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 0.4 mi
  • Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3320:3921:26
September equinox07:1518:4719:27
December solstice08:1015:5016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81327435767717060452915
Precip in0.70.71.31.73.44.73.42.72.92.51.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8789796564

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