Museum · Minnesota
Harkin Store
Harkin Store is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. The nearest named place is Harkin Store Historic Site, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nicollet County Histocial Society
How to reach it
Coordinates44.38696, -94.59919
- On the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 8 mi
- Overlook · 9 mi
- Former Dam Site · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Milford Monument: 2.1 mi
- Lakeside Village Park (undeveloped): 6.2 mi
- North Broadway Park (undeveloped/pollinator park): 6.5 mi
- North Park: 7.1 mi
- Brown County Fairground: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Boesch Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1a, 1b, 3-5: 2.4 mi
- Boesch Wildlife Management Area, Tract 1, 1c-d and 10: 2.9 mi
- River Valley Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1-2, 2a, 4-6, 8 & 10-11: 4.0 mi
- Rosenau-Lambrecht Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1, 6-8, & 15: 4.2 mi
- Rosenau-Lambrecht Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1, 6-8, & 15: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Harkin Store Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Milford Monument: 2.1 mi
- Fort Ridgely: 8.1 mi
- Hermann Monument: 8.3 mi
- Kiesling House: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Wanda Gag House: 8.3 mi
- Glockenspiel: 8.3 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 8.4 mi
- German Park: 8.4 mi
- John Lind House: 8.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 8.5 mi
- Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 8.6 mi
- Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 8.7 mi
- Renville County Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Art Wall Park: 8.2 mi
- Markplatz Mall Arch: 8.5 mi
- Major General Doyle E. Larson: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- West Newton: 0.2 mi
- Fernando: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Creek Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Swimming Beach: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Swan Lake Fall: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW ULM 2 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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