Afton Historical Museum
Afton Historical Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 708 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square Park, a park 0.2 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Washington County, Minnesota, USA
Dates from 1855.
Wikidata Q692740, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 708 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kingfisher Overlook · 1 mi
- Picnic Point · 5 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 10 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Steamboat Park: 0.4 mi
- Carver Park: 0.4 mi
- W. R. Pettitt Park: 1.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Point City Park: 1.2 mi
- Oxbow Trails: 0.7 mi
- Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus: 2.0 mi
- Stagecoach Prairie: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Farm Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Bison Prairie: 3.1 mi
- Roaming Stone: 3.2 mi
- River Bench: 4.9 mi
- Tug of War: 10.2 mi
- Snowman: 12.9 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 13.7 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 3.8 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 3.9 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 4.4 mi
- Louis Massey: 5.6 mi
- Woodbury Public Safety Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 8.6 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 8.6 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Dragon Garden: 14.5 mi
- Octagon House: 5.6 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 9.6 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Lawshe Museum: 12.5 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 12.6 mi
- Saint Croix Railroad: 2.2 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 8.7 mi
- Avalon: 10.4 mi
- Jubilee II: 10.4 mi
- Empress: 10.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 1.2 mi
- Riverside Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pembles Beach: 1.7 mi
- Dog Cove: 2.9 mi
- Camp St. Croix Beach: 3.2 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 2.9 mi
- Melander Hill: 5.3 mi
- Coons Hill: 5.4 mi
- Starks Mound: 6.6 mi
- Dills Mound: 8.6 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
- Wabun C: 20.6 mi
- Wabun A: 20.7 mi
- Wabun B: 20.7 mi
- Willow Falls: 9.7 mi
- Fairy Falls: 12.4 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 12.5 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.5 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 12.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 14.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 16.1 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 16.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 16.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 3.9 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- wayside rest: 22.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 20.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 21.4 mi
- Point Douglas: 10.6 mi
- Nininger: 10.9 mi
- Garen: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Afton Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulvin Hill | SE 139° | 336 m | 24.7 mi |
| Melander Hill | SE 127° | 330 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 171° | 320 m | 8.6 mi |
| Starks Mound | SSE 167° | 310 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | WNW 300° | 307 m | 2.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | WNW 291° | 293.522 m | 24.0 mi |
| Coons Hill | NNE 22° | 268 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:45 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — River Falls, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1307292060
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 21 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 22 mi
- Minneapolis · 24 mi
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