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Swift County Historical Museum

Swift County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Swift County Historical Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 315 m. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 315 m

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates45.31022, -95.61537

11.7 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
22.1 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Jossart Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Henry X Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Jossart Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi

Parks21

Roosevelt Park: 0.9 mi
West Side Park: 15.7 mi
Glacial Lakes State Park: 16.3 mi
Monson Lake State Park: 16.5 mi
Monson Lake State Park: 16.6 mi

Museums3

Swift County Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 19.9 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 24.0 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 17.7 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 20.4 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 20.6 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 23.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:35	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:00	15:54	16:43

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	29	44	58	68	72	70	62	47	31	17
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	2.6	3.3	4.1	4.0	3.8	2.8	2.5	1.2	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benson, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068303

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