Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 371 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Grove City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 371 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Grove City Park: 0.1 mi
- Ferguson Park: 0.4 mi
- Lions Wayside Park: 6.7 mi
- Swift Lake Park: 6.9 mi
- Sebastian Park: 6.9 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 11.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.4 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 14.9 mi
- 457: 18.0 mi
- Poverty Hill: 18.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 1.8 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 13.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 21.7 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 22.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 22.5 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 21.1 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 22.0 mi
- Civil War Statue: 22.3 mi
- Central Courtyard: 21.3 mi
- Garden Courtyard: 21.4 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | WSW 240° | 526 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | SE 138° | 479 m | 19.0 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | WSW 240° | 475 m | 11.0 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | SE 139° | 463 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | ESE 113° | 391 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:59 | 16:46 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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