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USCGC Winona

USCGC Winona from directly overhead

USCGC Winona is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Square Bluff stands 407 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 11 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States

Dates from 1805.

Wikidata Q773527, matched on coordinates and name (880 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
This anchor is from the Coast Guard cutter, Winona, which was commissioned on August 15, 1946. It was home ported most of its life at Port Angeles, Washington. It served part of the time on patrol in the Bering Sea and off the coast of Vietnam....
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Coordinates44.04003, -91.64177

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Park: 0.1 mi
  • Quad Courtyard: 0.6 mi
  • Garvin Heights City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Windom Park: 0.9 mi
  • Levee Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 27
  • Sugar Loaf: 1.1 mi
  • Trempealeau Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Brady's Bluff: 8.0 mi
  • Perrot Ridge: 8.5 mi
  • Reed's Peak: 8.8 mi
Museums: 17
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 11.0 mi
  • Fighter Jet: 15.7 mi
  • Memorial Walk: 15.8 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 16.0 mi
  • Luther College: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Rock In the House: 7.8 mi
  • Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
  • Winona County Fairgrounds: 22.0 mi
  • La Crosse Queen: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
  • Whispering Hills Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Highway 76 Spring: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Square BluffNE 38°407 m23.9 mi
Peacock HillENE 79°401 m24.2 mi
Johnson PeakENE 70°377 m17.6 mi
Weaver HillNE 38°372 m20.4 mi
Sugar LoafSE 137°370 m1.1 mi
Thimble PeakENE 67°363 m22.7 mi
Decorah MoundE 80°359 m16.7 mi
Decorah PeakE 81°354 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:1020:54
September equinox06:5418:2819:06
December solstice07:3915:4416:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435496170757365523725

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winona, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9058313519

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