Runestone Museum
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Runestone Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 425 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Legacy of the Lakes Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Runestone Museum is a historical museum located in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1958, the museum is renowned for housing the Kensington Runestone, a controversial artifact considered by some to be evidence of pre-Columbian Viking exploration of North America.
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Wikidata Q124695799, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 425 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Peak · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Agnes Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Playground: 0.2 mi
- Big Ole Park: 0.3 mi
- Goose Park: 0.3 mi
- Charlie's Corner park: 0.4 mi
- Blair Pond Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Hudson Pit Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- La Grande Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Lobster Lake WPA: 6.3 mi
- Great Northern Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.5 mi
- Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 12.4 mi
- Starbuck Public Beach: 21.4 mi
- Big Ole: 0.1 mi
- Clock: 11.0 mi
- Inukshuk: 21.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 11.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Inspiration Peak: 19.4 mi
- Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pope County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Big Ole statue: 0.1 mi
- Runestone Replica: 14.7 mi
- Lake Latoka Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Burgen Lake Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- New Prairie: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Runestone Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | NNW 331° | 533 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:50 | 16:40 |
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 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alexandria Chandler FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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