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Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum from directly overhead

Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Moose Mountain stands 350 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Van Hover Park, a park 0.1 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

railway station in Two Harbors, the United States of America

Wikidata Q5313530, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Lake County Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.01887, -91.67039

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Paul Van Hover Park: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas Owens Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lakeview Park Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Lakeview Park: 0.5 mi
  • Odegard Park: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Burlington Bay Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Flood Bay: 1.8 mi
  • Knife River Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Agate Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Lafayette Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • The Deeps: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Day Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Moose Mountain: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose MountainSW 235°350 m18.4 mi
Day HillNE 48°258 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1921:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161929394856656558463321
Precip in1.01.21.52.73.34.24.03.53.53.02.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/395442038

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