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Cannon Falls Historical Museum

Cannon Falls Historical Museum from directly overhead

Cannon Falls Historical Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnieska Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.1 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States

Wikidata Q255736, matched on coordinates and name (217 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
257 m
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Coordinates44.50813, -92.90338

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Minnieska Park: 0.2 mi
  • John Burch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Two Rivers Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Side Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 30
  • Veteran’s Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • William Colvill State Monument: 0.6 mi
  • MS-40 Nike Missile Site (historic): 9.7 mi
  • Temple: 11.1 mi
  • Waterford Mill Ruins: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Young Sculptor's Project: 13.1 mi
  • 2nd Street Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • 5th Street Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 13.2 mi
  • Threshold: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 10
  • Vasa Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Northfield Historical Society: 13.2 mi
  • Larson Log House: 15.3 mi
  • Goodhue Area Historical Society: 15.7 mi
  • Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Friendship Point: 3.2 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 6.2 mi
  • West Praire Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Hill of Three Oaks: 12.4 mi
  • Dills Mound: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
  • Santa's Cottage: 13.2 mi
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 14.2 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 22.9 mi
  • Ampitheater: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • fire ring: 2.4 mi
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ulvin HillENE 69°336 m23.6 mi
Dills MoundNNE 21°320 m20.1 mi
Starks MoundNNE 20°310 m22.1 mi
Rattlesnake BluffE 84°310 m24.2 mi
East Prairie HillW 266°297 m6.2 mi
West Praire HillW 266°294 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2820:1621:01
September equinox06:5918:3319:11
December solstice07:4615:4716:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931465868727062493422
Precip in0.80.91.72.94.15.13.84.53.72.51.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367068369

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