3M Birthplace Museum
3M Birthplace Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Moose Mountain stands 350 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Owens Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 204 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 19.6 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Top O' Creation · 8 mi
- Lester River Overlook · 20 mi
- Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory · 21 mi
- Gazebo Point · 23 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Owens Park: 0.0 mi
- Paul Van Hover Park: 0.2 mi
- Lakeview Park Playground: 0.4 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.5 mi
- Odegard Park: 0.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.8 mi
- Fifth Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 12.8 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 0.1 mi
- Edna G: 0.3 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Hall Museum: 21.6 mi
- Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate: 22.9 mi
- Burlington Bay Beach: 0.6 mi
- Flood Bay: 1.7 mi
- Knife River Beach: 7.3 mi
- Agate Beach: 13.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 18.4 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Glenshhen Mansion Congdon Estate Grounds: 22.9 mi
- Big Chairs: 23.1 mi
- Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: 24.0 mi
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium: 24.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 12.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 12.7 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 18.4 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 19.0 mi
- Minnesota's Oldest Concrete: 23.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Worker: 12.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 24.0 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 24.0 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 24.2 mi
- Leif Erikson: 24.8 mi
- Knife River Aquatic Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 23.2 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 7.6 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook: 18.4 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 23.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 24.1 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 7.8 mi
- The Deeps: 20.1 mi
- Davis Area: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Flow: 13.0 mi
- Day Hill: 18.0 mi
- Moose Mountain: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 3M Birthplace Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Mountain | SW 234° | 350 m | 18.4 mi |
| Day Hill | NE 49° | 258 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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