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Washington County Historical Society Museum

Washington County Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Washington County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 778 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Anez Ridge Park, a park 0.2 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
778 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.03904, -92.82152

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anez Ridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lily Lake Park: 0.4 mi
  • Benson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Swager Park: 0.5 mi
  • Linear Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • River Bench: 5.6 mi
  • Roaming Stone: 6.4 mi
  • Snowman: 8.5 mi
  • Tug of War: 8.5 mi
  • White Bear Center for the Arts: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 59
Museums: 41
Attractions: 36
  • Avalon: 1.3 mi
  • Jubilee II: 1.3 mi
  • Empress: 1.4 mi
  • Anastasia: 1.4 mi
  • Majestic Star: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fairy Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Willow Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.1 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 16.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Coons Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Hellen: 8.8 mi
  • Melander Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Starks Mound: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 16.8 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 20.2 mi
  • Wabun A: 20.6 mi
  • Wabun C: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 13.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 16.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 16.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 16.6 mi
  • Robinson's Rocks: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • White Worm Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillSSE 154°330 m14.0 mi
Dills MoundS 170°320 m18.2 mi
Starks MoundSSE 168°310 m16.2 mi
Bissel's MoundS 184°307 m8.0 mi
Norwegian HillW 267°293.522 m20.6 mi
Coons HillSE 138°268 m5.9 mi
Peaslee PeakNNE 16°229 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1721:03
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4715:4416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335496171757365523724
Precip in1.00.91.53.14.25.44.55.33.23.21.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367068133

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