Museum · Minnesota
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 376 m. The nearest named place is Paul M Thiede Fire Tower Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 376 m
How to reach it
Coordinates46.67833, -94.28056
- 1.1 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
83 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 35
- Paul M Thiede Fire Tower Park: 5.0 mi
- Bobber Park: 5.4 mi
- Nisswa Lake Park: 11.0 mi
- Fritz Loven Park: 11.6 mi
- Lake Hubert Depot: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Upgaard Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Lowell Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Deep Portage Conservation Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Agate Rearing Pond Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 7
- Dru's Garden: 5.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- G101 & Giving Garden: 22.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Rain Garden: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 8.1 mi
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 20.7 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 22.3 mi
- Crow Wing County Historical Society and Museum: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Serpent Lake: 20.7 mi
- Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart): 20.9 mi
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Historic caboose: 6.4 mi
- Dam: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Miller Castle: 15.1 mi
- Miler Castle: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manganese: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:28 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:41 | 16:32 |
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 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine RVR DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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