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Roger Maris Museum

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Roger Maris Museum is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. The nearest named place is Capital Square Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

The Roger Maris Museum is a 70-foot (21m) display case museum in West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo, North Dakota. It is dedicated as a permanent shrine to Major League Baseball player and local alumni Roger Maris, centering on his life and baseball career, most notably for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season in which Maris hit a then-record 61 home runs. The museum is open during mall hours and is free to the public.

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Dates from 1984.

Wikidata Q7761344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.85898, -96.84520

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capital Square Park: 0.4 mi
  • Boler Park: 0.6 mi
  • Village West Park: 0.9 mi
  • Westgate Park: 1.0 mi
  • Woodbury Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Star Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • 164th Infantry: 2.7 mi
  • USS Robalo SS-273: 2.8 mi
  • Rollo the Viking Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Bison Statue: 3.0 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3420:3921:26
September equinox07:1518:4719:27
December solstice08:1115:5016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81226425666716960452915
Precip in0.70.71.21.63.14.33.72.72.52.30.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fargo 3S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4677359059

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