Claybank Pits
Claybank Pits is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Farm Hill stands 360 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Claybank Pits, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 8.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlson Kiln · 10 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rosie Park: 2.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.8 mi
- Cranson Heights Park: 3.2 mi
- Pine Ridge Park: 7.5 mi
- South Park: 9.0 mi
- The Claybank Pits: 0.0 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 9.2 mi
- The Sea Wing Disaster: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 13.3 mi
- William Colvill State Monument: 14.9 mi
- Jake On Base: 9.1 mi
- Maestro: 9.2 mi
- First Flight: 9.2 mi
- Synchronous: 9.2 mi
- Glowing Tree: 9.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 15.0 mi
- Maiden Rock: 16.1 mi
- Friendship Point: 18.6 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 21.3 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Vasa Museum: 7.3 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 9.2 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 9.3 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- fire ring: 17.7 mi
- Campground: 24.7 mi
- 3rd Bridge: 24.7 mi
- 2nd Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Maiden Rock: 16.3 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Florence: 14.7 mi
- Fairpoint: 21.0 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.8 mi
- Lewiston: 23.9 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 16.9 mi
- Little House Wayside: 21.2 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 17.3 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 14.9 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 17.3 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
- Pine Cheese Mart: 16.6 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Claybank Pits. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Hill | ENE 77° | 360 m | 23.0 mi |
| Nerike Hill | ENE 71° | 355 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cotter Hill | ENE 66° | 342 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ulvin Hill | NNE 29° | 336 m | 15.0 mi |
| Seine Hill | ENE 74° | 330 m | 23.3 mi |
| Dills Mound | NNW 342° | 320 m | 24.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | NE 54° | 310 m | 11.6 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | WNW 281° | 297 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zumbrota, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1364330938
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