Grand Portage Museum
Grand Portage Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Mount Sophie stands 550 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pines Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 0.6 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Wikidata Q14692626, matched on coordinates and name (385 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 208 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 27.0 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
43 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Rose: 0.4 mi
- Mount Josephine: 1.5 mi
- Mount Maude: 3.6 mi
- Mount Sophie: 7.2 mi
- Farquhar Peak: 12.7 mi
- Grand Portage Wayside Park: 0.7 mi
- Wayswaugoing Bay Overlook: 1.9 mi
- Two Fish House Beach: 5.5 mi
- Red Rock: 5.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bay Hiking Trailhead: 14.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 4.4 mi
- High Falls: 4.7 mi
- Arrow River Falls: 5.2 mi
- Partridge Falls: 7.9 mi
- Devil's Kettle Falls: 19.5 mi
- Grand Portage State Park: 4.6 mi
- Devon Road Mesa Provincial Nature Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Pine Bay 2: 8.4 mi
- Western Lake Superior Conservation Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Pine Bay 1 Nature Reserve: 9.5 mi
- The Pines Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Alden's Beach Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
- Brule River Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Little Brule River Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Alden's Beach: 18.7 mi
- Paradise Beach: 21.4 mi
- Agate Beach: 22.1 mi
- Lake Walk: 23.0 mi
- Minnesota's Northern Border: 4.9 mi
- Old Settlers Cemetary: 15.5 mi
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Minnesota Welcome Center: 4.7 mi
- Grand Portage Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Portage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sophie | W 262° | 550 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Maude | W 279° | 535 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Josephine | NE 41° | 409 m | 1.5 mi |
| Farquhar Peak | WSW 241° | 381 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Rose | SW 230° | 294 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:03 | 19:31 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 21:14 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 16:15 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Portage, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367068415
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