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Red Wing Shoe Museum

Red Wing Shoe Museum from directly overhead

Red Wing Shoe Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oculus, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Minnesota, United States

Dates from 1857.

Wikidata Q862727, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
212 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.56620, -92.53460

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 19
  • Ulvin Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Maiden Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Cotter Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Dills Mound: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Oculus: 0.1 mi
  • Rock Dragon II: 0.1 mi
  • Klompenboot: 0.1 mi
  • Glowing Tree: 0.1 mi
  • Playtime: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Purple Heart Monument: 0.1 mi
  • The Sea Wing Disaster: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Pepin: 8.2 mi
  • The Claybank Pits: 9.3 mi
  • Maiden Rock: 12.9 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Florence Township Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 20.4 mi
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Dog Cove: 23.5 mi
  • Pembles Beach: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • fire ring: 20.9 mi
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
  • UWRF Observatory: 20.2 mi
  • Crystal Cave: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tuttle HillNE 56°372 m22.9 mi
Farm HillE 100°360 m19.3 mi
Nerike HillE 94°355 m18.9 mi
Weisinger HillENE 72°354 m22.0 mi
Ganoe HillE 85°350 m22.8 mi
Gates HillE 86°345 m20.7 mi
Cotter HillE 88°342 m17.7 mi
Hammond HillNE 53°342 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2620:1520:59
September equinox06:5818:3119:09
December solstice07:4515:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931465868727062493422
Precip in0.80.91.72.94.15.13.84.53.72.51.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068362

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