Steam Engine Museum
Steam Engine Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Steam Engine Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 345 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 8 mi
- Preston Overlook · 19 mi
- GrandView Rock · 25 mi
- Reno south prairie · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steam Engine Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Park: 6.5 mi
- City Park: 6.8 mi
- Roverud Park: 7.1 mi
- Public Fishing Access - Easement on Private Property: 7.0 mi
- Public Fishing Access - Easement on Private Property: 7.3 mi
- Dr. Johnan C. Hvoslef Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- TNC Engbertson Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 10.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 6.5 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 15.0 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 15.0 mi
- Porter House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Lanesboro History Museum: 17.3 mi
- I Am Wood: 14.4 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 14.5 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 14.5 mi
- Luther Bell: 14.5 mi
- Elegy #10: 14.6 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 10.8 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 11.9 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 12.4 mi
- Little Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 12.4 mi
- Schechs Mill: 13.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 14.3 mi
- Niagara Cave: 14.3 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Elliota: 8.7 mi
- Clear Grit: 18.5 mi
- Conover: 22.0 mi
- Forestville: 23.2 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Cushings Peak: 18.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 21.1 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 12.8 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steam Engine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | SW 234° | 350 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
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 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mabel, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367068279
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