Museum · Minnesota
Union Depot (Historic)
Union Depot (Historic) is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 354 m. The nearest named place is Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09407, -93.23772
- 41.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hazel Park: 0.4 mi
- Children's Monument: 0.5 mi
- Crocus Park: 0.5 mi
- Willow Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Chase Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- MN Pheasants, Inc.: 3.0 mi
- Prairie Rose Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Somerset Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Swan Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Little Fawn Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Museums: 26
- Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum: 0.3 mi
- Bixby Depot: 2.0 mi
- Farm Machinery Building: 2.0 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 2.0 mi
- Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Caboose: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Steele County Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 13.7 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Lighter Than Some: 1.3 mi
- Regeneration: 1.4 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 23.3 mi
- Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 23.2 mi
- Dodge County Fairgrounds: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Molly Falls: 18.0 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 18.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- Janesville Community Gardens: 23.4 mi
- Northfield Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 18.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owatonna, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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