Picnic site · North Dakota
40th Avenue Open Shelter
40th Avenue Open Shelter is a picnic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. The nearest named place is 40th Avenue West Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- West Fargo Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates46.81953, -96.91125
- 6.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 40th Avenue West Park: 0.1 mi
- West River Park: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Run Park: 0.7 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 0.8 mi
- Shadow Wood Park Splash Pad: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Briarwood Prairie: 6.1 mi
- Cassel Woods: 10.4 mi
- Wolverton Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Downer Prairie WPA: 19.1 mi
- Bluestem Prairie SNA: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.2 mi
- USS Robalo SS-273: 6.3 mi
- 164th Infantry: 6.3 mi
- Rollo the Viking Statue: 7.0 mi
- Fargo Flood Control Project: 7.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Bonanzaville USA: 4.0 mi
- Roger Maris Museum: 4.1 mi
- Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center For Creativity: 6.9 mi
- Plains Art Museum: 6.9 mi
- Hopperstad Stave Church: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Tochi Products: 6.8 mi
- Minuteman II ICBM: 7.8 mi
- Immersive Reality Room: 8.1 mi
- F-102A Delta Dagger: 8.2 mi
- F-101 Voodoo: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 5
- Angel of Hope: 6.9 mi
- Sodbuster: 7.2 mi
- Ole & Lena: 7.4 mi
- Sown: 7.8 mi
- Dragon Statue: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 6.3 mi
- Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Moorhead Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Muskoda: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:39 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 15:51 | 16:42 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fargo 3S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/245695938
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