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Hinckley Fire Museum

Hinckley Fire Museum from directly overhead

Hinckley Fire Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 316 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is West Side Park, a park 0.1 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway runs past it. 91 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States

Dates from 1885.

Wikidata Q1934446, matched on coordinates and name (416 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
316 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.01500, -92.94306

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • West Side Park: 0.1 mi
  • Legion Park: 0.6 mi
  • lions hill: 8.8 mi
  • Train Park: 8.8 mi
  • Panther Park: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Grand Casino Hinckley: 2.2 mi
  • Foxes Landing: 14.0 mi
  • Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 17.0 mi
  • Crex Meadows: 17.8 mi
  • Ed. L. Peet: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Dala Horse (mini): 19.5 mi
  • Klocka: 19.5 mi
  • Dala Horse: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Big Spring Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Kettle River Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • General Andrews Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Minnesota Goose Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Clayton Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pease Hill: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hinckley Fire Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pease HillE 97°296 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:24
June solstice05:2220:2121:07
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:5215:3916:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91427405362676557433017
Precip in1.00.91.62.83.84.64.14.33.63.41.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hinckley, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068373

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