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Rollo the Viking Statue

Rollo the Viking Statue from directly overhead

Rollo the Viking Statue is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. The nearest named place is Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center For Creativity, a museum 0.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1912

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87920, -96.79241

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ole Tangen Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Viking Ship Park: 0.6 mi
  • Island Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dike West Park: 0.7 mi
  • Unicorn Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Tochi Products: 0.2 mi
  • Minuteman II ICBM: 1.9 mi
  • F-102A Delta Dagger: 2.2 mi
  • F-101 Voodoo: 2.2 mi
  • Tractor: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 1.0 mi
  • Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 1.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 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 5080 °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/3224224151

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