The Lodge
The Lodge is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Disappointment Mountain stands 552 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Boy Scout statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Original home of the Region X Canoe Base program. Built during WWII, now home to a museum of Northern Tier history, a library of books about regional history, and a small "auditorium" used for first night orientation.
How to reach it
29 named places within 25 miles
- Basswood Falls: 10.6 mi
- Newton Falls: 10.7 mi
- Newton Falls: 10.7 mi
- Pipestone Falls: 11.0 mi
- Wheelbarrow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Dorothy Molter Cabin Site: 11.1 mi
- International Wolf Center: 16.6 mi
- Large rock core: 17.3 mi
- Pillow Rock: 17.4 mi
- Pioneer Mine Shaft House: 17.9 mi
- Winton Park: 14.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
- Whiteside Park: 17.9 mi
- Semer's Park: 18.8 mi
- Disappointment Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Jack Pine Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Blueberry Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Dorothy Molter Museum: 16.9 mi
- Ely-Winton History Museum: 17.0 mi
- The Boy Scout statue: 0.1 mi
- Fall Lake Campground Beach: 10.5 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Lodge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disappointment Mountain | E 88° | 552 m | 7.5 mi |
| Blueberry Bluff | WSW 257° | 451 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY 25E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Ely · 18 mi
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