United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard
United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwoods Sailors, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- In recognition of those who serve their country in war and peace time to those 250,000 who served in world war II to those 670 who were taken prisoner to those 6,700 plus who gave their lives...
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 1.0 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 24.6 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 3 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canal Park: 0.2 mi
- Sister Cities Park: 0.5 mi
- Bayfront Festival Park: 0.5 mi
- Frankline Tot Lot: 0.6 mi
- Gichi-Ode' Akiing: 0.6 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 0.0 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 0.3 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 1.2 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 1.5 mi
- Enger Tower: 1.6 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 0.0 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 0.0 mi
- Edgar A. Culbertson: 0.0 mi
- Lewis G. Castle: 0.0 mi
- Float Copper: 0.0 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Jay Cooke: 1.1 mi
- Leif Erikson: 1.3 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 2.5 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 2.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 2.7 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.1 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 15.1 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 15.1 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.1 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 16.9 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 2.7 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 18.3 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Moose Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Bardon Peak: 9.2 mi
- Elys Peak: 10.3 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 15.2 mi
- Pikes Peak: 22.9 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 1.2 mi
- The Deeps: 5.9 mi
- Knife River Beach: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 161° | 403 m | 22.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 40° | 350 m | 7.7 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 232° | 292 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9018634512
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