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Vasa Museum

Vasa Museum from directly overhead

Vasa Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 6.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

human settlement in United States of America

Wikidata Q16902549, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
317 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates44.50392, -92.72298

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Miesville Ravine Park Reserve: 5.1 mi
  • Anderson Center Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
  • A. P. Anderson Park: 7.6 mi
  • Archie Swenson Softball Fields: 8.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 27
  • The Claybank Pits: 7.3 mi
  • William Colvill State Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Purple Heart Monument: 10.1 mi
  • The Sea Wing Disaster: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 26
  • First Flight: 10.1 mi
  • Balance Of Power: 10.1 mi
  • Ever Upward: 10.1 mi
  • Synchronous: 10.1 mi
  • Jake On Base: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 14
Peaks: 10
  • Friendship Point: 12.1 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 15.1 mi
  • West Praire Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Bluff: 15.4 mi
  • Ulvin Hill: 15.8 mi
Museums: 8
Rest areas: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 9.5 mi
  • Pine Cheese Mart: 21.4 mi
  • Santa's Cottage: 21.8 mi
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 22.9 mi
  • UWRF Observatory: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Florence Township Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Dog Cove: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • fire ring: 11.3 mi
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vasa Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ulvin HillENE 56°336 m15.8 mi
Melander HillN 3°330 m24.4 mi
Dills MoundN 355°320 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake BluffE 80°310 m15.4 mi
Starks MoundN 356°310 m21.2 mi
East Prairie HillW 269°297 m15.1 mi
West Praire HillW 270°294 m15.3 mi
Maiden RockE 90°216 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:2720:1521:00
September equinox06:5918:3219:10
December solstice07:4515:4616:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931465868727062493422
Precip in0.80.91.72.94.15.13.84.53.72.51.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068368

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