- Elevation, modelled
- 394 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Thunder Peak534 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Edge of the Wilderness4.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:14local time
- Coordinates
- 47.2863, -93.4285
Longyear Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled 394 m. Big Thunder Peak stands 534 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is RV Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Edge of the Wilderness passes 4.9 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
Longyear Park, along Cole Street. Designed and developed in 1914 by Conrad B. Wolf, the site was originally a cedar swamp full of cattails and bulrushes which first served as the location of an experimental washing plant in the early 1900s.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Longyear Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Thunder Peak | SW 226° | 534 m | 16.2 mi |
- 4.9 mi off the Edge of the WildernessNational
- 5.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.4 mi off the Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome
73 named places within 25 miles
- RV Park: 0.7 mi
- Gunn Park: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Oakland Park: 5.6 mi
- Lost Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Blandin Beach: 6.4 mi
- Tioga Beach and Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Tioga Pit Beach: 9.7 mi
- Zorbaz Beach: 10.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 11.0 mi
- The Gilbert Mansion: 5.8 mi
- Central School: 5.8 mi
- Judy Garland Museum: 7.3 mi
- Forest History Center: 7.5 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 25.0 mi
- Pink Elephant: 5.7 mi
- MacRostie Art Center: 5.9 mi
- Big Thunder Peak: 16.2 mi
- Quadna Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose: 18.2 mi
- Beerbower Veterans Monument: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:26 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 9 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Rpds Forest LAB, 4 mi away.
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