Bally Blacksmith & Metal Shop
Bally Blacksmith & Metal Shop is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
blacksmith shop in Grand Marais, Minnesota
Dates from 1911.
Wikidata Q119999578, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1911
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cook County Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 0.5 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Good Harbor Bay Overlook · 5 mi
- Moose Viewing · 17 mi
- Laurentian Divide · 24 mi
- High Cliffs Overlook · 30 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Sawtooth Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Pincushion Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Murphy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Moose Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Harbor Park: 0.2 mi
- Boulder Park: 0.2 mi
- Gunflint Horse Arena & Dog Park: 0.6 mi
- Sweetheart's Bluff Sledding Hill: 0.8 mi
- Terrace Point: 5.3 mi
- Fall River Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Barrier Falls: 2.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
- The Cascades: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- East Bay: 0.2 mi
- Anderson's Rest Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Knapp's Shore Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Olson's Shore Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
- DOT Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Old Shore Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lake Walk: 10.9 mi
- Paradise Beach: 12.5 mi
- Alden's Beach: 15.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Flour Lake Bluffs: 21.0 mi
- Clearwater Palisades: 22.7 mi
- Daniels Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Devils Track Falls State Wayside: 2.8 mi
- Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA: 10.5 mi
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park: 13.9 mi
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Old Settlers Cemetary: 18.4 mi
- Cook County History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Fish House: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Bear Tree: 0.2 mi
- Grand Marais Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Colvill: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bally Blacksmith & Metal Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | NW 314° | 701 m | 14.6 mi |
| Peak 2266 | N 352° | 690 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lima Mountain | NNW 349° | 682 m | 16.7 mi |
| Point 2210 | NNE 16° | 673 m | 17.8 mi |
| Misquah Hills, highest Peak | NNW 331° | 659 m | 17.8 mi |
| Honeymoon Bluff | N 350° | 556 m | 21.5 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 256° | 515 m | 8.5 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 250° | 515 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:19 | 16:12 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Marais, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 86001548OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Bally Blacksmith Shop, reference 86001548, listed 08/13/86.
OpenStreetMap element way/824251278
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