Cross River Heritage Center
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Cross River Heritage Center is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Moose Mountain stands 515 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross River Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
The Cross River Heritage Center is a museum in Schroeder, Minnesota, United States. Operated by the Schroeder Area Historical Society, it collects and interprets the history of the local area and the greater North Shore of Lake Superior. The center opened in 2002 in a Tudor Revival building constructed in 1929 as the Stickney Inn and Store. The building is located on the south side of Minnesota State Highway 61 near the west bank of the Cross River.
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Wikidata Q55608589, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 24.0 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- End of Shovel Point Overlook · 19 mi
- Palisade Head · 21 mi
- City Overlook · 24 mi
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 24 mi
57 named places within 25 miles
- Carlton Peak: 3.3 mi
- Leveaux Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Oberg Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Moose Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Cross River Falls: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.4 mi
- Caribou Falls: 8.1 mi
- Manitou Cascades: 10.5 mi
- Poplar River Falls: 11.8 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: East Unit: 8.0 mi
- Caribou Falls State Wayside: 8.3 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: West Unit: 8.6 mi
- Little Marais Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 18.2 mi
- Tofte Park: 3.3 mi
- Ray Berglund State Wayside: 7.4 mi
- Grandview Park: 14.5 mi
- Terrace Point: 24.7 mi
- Cross River Wayside: 0.1 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Cut Face Creek Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Father Baraga’s Cross: 0.2 mi
- Devil's Rock: 19.6 mi
- hog creek trail launch: 20.5 mi
- Big Beach: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Beach: 13.0 mi
- Black Beach: 23.8 mi
- Caribou Falls: 8.1 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Palisade Head: 21.3 mi
- Jason Robert Feltl: 3.4 mi
- Historic Tofte Dock: 3.6 mi
- North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum: 3.8 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross River Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Mountain | NE 45° | 515 m | 10.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 56° | 515 m | 21.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 47° | 504 m | 12.2 mi |
| Oberg Mountain | NE 44° | 474 m | 8.2 mi |
| Leveaux Mountain | NE 43° | 472 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mystical Mountain | SW 230° | 470 m | 18.3 mi |
| Carlton Peak | NNE 32° | 465 m | 3.3 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | SW 230° | 428 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:23 | 16:15 |
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 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 27 | 15 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lutsen 3nne, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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