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Crescent Beach - Day Use Area

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Elevation, modelled
340 m
Nearest byway
Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway15.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:18local time
Coordinates
48.5381, -92.8362
Crescent Beach - Day Use Area from directly overhead

Crescent Beach - Day Use Area is a picnic site in Minnesota, at a modelled 340 m. The nearest named place is Emerald Bay West - Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles.

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United Stats National Park Service

46 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1020:2821:18
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice08:0215:2416:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F4822365061656354412612
Precip in1.10.71.01.83.34.74.23.04.12.31.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kabetogama, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Voyageurs National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and Dec; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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