Swensson Farm Museum
Swensson Farm Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 316 m. The nearest named place is Sween Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
The Swensson Farm Museum is a historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota, six miles (10 km) east of Montevideo. Established by Norwegian immigrants Olof and Ingeborg Swensson in the 1880s, the farmstead today serves as open-air museum operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society showcasing pioneer life and Swedish-American heritage.
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Dates from 1967.
Wikidata Q125450615, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 316 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sween Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Spartan Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Clawson Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Lisbon Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Boike Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Wegdahl County Park: 2.9 mi
- Sorlien Park: 5.4 mi
- Hawk Creek Park: 6.4 mi
- Chinhinta Park: 7.5 mi
- Larson Park: 7.5 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 5.7 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 9.0 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 12.9 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 12.9 mi
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 13.0 mi
- Boyd House: 15.3 mi
- Gnome Park: 22.6 mi
- Vicksburg: 23.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granite Falls, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367068322
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