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Pope County Historical Museum

Pope County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Pope County Historical Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. The nearest named place is Glenwood Beach park, a park 0.1 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 350 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.64197, -95.38581

On the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Glenwood Beach park: 0.1 mi
Barsness Park: 0.2 mi
Glenwood City Park: 0.6 mi
Glen Terrace Park: 0.8 mi
Mt. Lookout Park: 1.4 mi

Nature reserves

Star Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Reno Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 5.0 mi
Heinks Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Sedan Pond Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Reno Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 5.5 mi

Artworks3

Big Ole: 17.2 mi
Clock: 19.3 mi
Giant Crow Statue: 22.8 mi

Beaches2

Starbuck Public Beach: 7.6 mi
Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 18.8 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 16.0 mi

Museums2

Runestone Museum: 17.2 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 17.2 mi

Historic sites2

Big Ole statue: 17.2 mi
Runestone Replica: 17.7 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 17.3 mi
Tower Hill: 18.4 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 12.6 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 24.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:55	19:34
June solstice	05:33	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:09	18:42	19:21
December solstice	08:00	15:51	16:41

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	12	16	29	44	57	66	70	68	60	47	31	18
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.0	4.3	4.1	3.7	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367068434

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