The St. Louis County Depot
The St. Louis County Depot is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Louis County Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The St. Louis County Depot is a historic railroad station in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It was built as a union station in 1892, serving seven railroads at its peak. Rail service ceased in 1969 and the building was threatened with demolition until it reopened in 1973 as St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center (The Depot). Train service also resumed from 1974 to 1985, by Amtrak. Owned today by St. Louis County, the building houses two museums (Lake Superior Railroad Museum, and St. Louis County Historical Society Museum), two performing arts organizations (DSSO and Minnesota Ballet), and serves as the departure point for the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
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Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q5313505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- St. Louis County
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 0.5 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 25.2 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 3 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Civic Center: 0.2 mi
- Bayfront Festival Park: 0.2 mi
- Strickand Park: 0.4 mi
- Observation Park: 0.4 mi
- Canal Park: 0.5 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 0.3 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 0.6 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 1.0 mi
- Enger Tower: 1.1 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 1.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.2 mi
- Float Copper: 0.6 mi
- Modern Ship Propeller: 0.6 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 0.6 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 0.6 mi
- St. Louis County Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum: 0.0 mi
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
- Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 1.3 mi
- Duluth Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Jay Cooke: 1.2 mi
- Leif Erikson: 1.5 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 2.5 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 2.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 2.8 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 15.6 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.6 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 17.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 1.0 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 18.7 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Moose Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bardon Peak: 8.9 mi
- Elys Peak: 10.0 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 14.8 mi
- Pikes Peak: 23.2 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 0.6 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 0.7 mi
- The Deeps: 6.2 mi
- Knife River Beach: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The St. Louis County Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 160° | 403 m | 23.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 43° | 350 m | 8.0 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 231° | 292 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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