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Melrose Area Museum

Melrose Area Museum from directly overhead

Melrose Area Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. The nearest named place is Sauk River Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States

Wikidata Q2528717, matched on coordinates and name (273 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 367 m

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.67234, -94.80651

7.7 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
23.5 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks60

Sauk River Park: 0.3 mi
Utility Plant Park: 0.4 mi
Meadowlark Park: 0.8 mi
Jaycee Park: 0.9 mi
Meire Grove Park: 4.2 mi

Nature reserves

Christopher Kurilla Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Ritter Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Spirit Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
Sauk River Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Birch Lakes State Forest: 6.6 mi

Museums4

Paynesville Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
Todd County Museum: 21.0 mi
Christie House Museum: 21.0 mi
Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 23.6 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 12.3 mi
The Mound: 12.8 mi

Rest areas2

Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 16.3 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 16.5 mi

Beaches2

Avon Beach: 17.4 mi
Saint John's Beach: 21.1 mi

Artworks2

Giant Crow Statue: 18.6 mi
Clock: 21.5 mi

Attractions2

Saint John's Pottery Studio: 20.8 mi
Maple Sugar Shack: 21.8 mi

Historic sites1

Stone Gate: 21.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:53	19:32
June solstice	05:31	20:27	21:13
September equinox	07:07	18:40	19:19
December solstice	07:58	15:49	16:38

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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068454

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