Pipestone County Museum
Pipestone County Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 528 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Tower Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in and county sear of Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States
Dates from 1876.
Wikidata Q1903195, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 528 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 1 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 1 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 1 mi
- Smooth Sumac · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pit Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Terrace Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Troy Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Eden Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.4 mi
- Leon H. Moore Park: 0.4 mi
- Hiawatha Pageant Park: 0.5 mi
- Harmon Park: 0.5 mi
- Southwest Park: 0.5 mi
- Jasper Peak: 12.2 mi
- Egan Mounds: 15.0 mi
- Murray County Highest Point: 15.4 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 17.9 mi
- Trent Mounds: 18.7 mi
- Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 1.0 mi
- Moody County Museum: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Center: 18.1 mi
- Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 21.7 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 24.4 mi
- Sundance Site: 1.3 mi
- Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Luverne Bell: 24.0 mi
- WWII: 24.4 mi
- WWII Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Dinosaur Statue: 22.2 mi
- Fireman Statue: 24.7 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 23.6 mi
- The Palisades: 23.8 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 1.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 7.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 14.2 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pipestone County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | E 96° | 587.8 m | 15.4 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | ESE 117° | 552.4 m | 22.7 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSE 164° | 527 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jasper Peak | SSW 195° | 523.3 m | 12.2 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | S 172° | 518 m | 17.9 mi |
| Egan Mounds | W 264° | 484 m | 15.0 mi |
| Orphanage Hill | WSW 240° | 484 m | 23.2 mi |
| Trent Mounds | WSW 243° | 455 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipestone, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367068185
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