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Old Mill State Park

Old Mill State Park from directly overhead

Old Mill State Park is a park in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. The nearest named place is Wright Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates48.36382, -96.57181

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Florian Park: 5.4 mi
  • Argyle City Park: 11.2 mi
  • Newfolden Memorial Park: 11.3 mi
  • Newfolden City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Warren City Park: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 19.2 mi
  • Minn-Dak Mural: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5819:39
June solstice05:2620:4321:32
September equinox07:1418:4519:26
December solstice08:1615:4016:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024415464686758442713
Precip in0.70.60.91.13.04.03.03.02.72.01.00.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Argyle, 12 mi away.

  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5 obs
  • closed bottle gentian5 obs
  • purple prairie clover4 obs
  • stiff-leaved goldenrod4 obs
  • Culver's root4 obs
  • Fly Agaric3 obs
  • yellow lady's slipper3 obs
  • showy lady's slipper3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/601752737

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