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Mill City Museum

Mill City Museum from directly overhead

Mill City Museum is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washburn A Mill Ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

history museum in Minnesota, USA

Dates from 2003.

Wikidata Q2550380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Historical Society
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.97892, -93.25704

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Washburn A Mill Ruins: 0.0 mi
  • 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Father Hennepin Bluffs: 0.4 mi
  • Pioneer Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial to Survivors of Sexual Violence: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Gold Medal Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 0.2 mi
  • Water Power Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lucy Wilder Morris Park: 0.3 mi
  • First Bridge Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches: 51
  • White Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Deer Pen: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 5.0 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.0 mi
  • Wabun A: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.2 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.2 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.2 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.2 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mill City Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 100°307 m21.1 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 12°293.522 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000438OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Washburn A Mill, reference 71000438, listed 03/11/71.

OpenStreetMap element way/157035918

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