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Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area

Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. The nearest named place is Cary Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

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Operated by: MnDOT

Getting there

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Coordinates43.81091, -92.58089

6.9 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
42.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
17.3 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Preston Overlook · 27 mi
Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch: 2.4 mi
Village Park: 2.9 mi
Bear Cave Park: 5.3 mi
Florence Park: 5.5 mi
Brin Park: 5.5 mi

Nature reserves46

Cary Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
Schumann Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Marian Marshall Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Suess Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
Nelson Fen Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi

Picnic sites22

Riverside Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
IBM: 17.4 mi
4 & 5: 18.2 mi
3: 18.3 mi
2: 18.3 mi

Museums18

Methodist Church Museum: 12.7 mi
Washburn-Zittleman Museum: 12.7 mi
Historic Mayowood Mansion: 12.8 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 13.9 mi
History Center of Olmsted County: 13.9 mi

Attractions13

Deer Creek Speedway: 8.1 mi
Rochester Event Center: 8.8 mi
Skyline Raceway: 11.3 mi
Friendship Inn: 14.5 mi
4-H Building: 14.5 mi

Artworks11

SHS: 5.1 mi
Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 5.4 mi
Rochester Riverfront Mural: 15.7 mi
Teardrop: 15.8 mi
Scoreboard: 16.1 mi

Historic sites9

Stone Building: 14.6 mi
Welcome to Hayfield: 14.9 mi
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
Matthews Heritage Dome: 15.7 mi
Quarry Hill Ruins: 16.8 mi

Beaches3

Cascade Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
JHELL Beach: 18.0 mi
Chester Woods Beach: 18.3 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 5.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Forestville: 22.1 mi

Springs1

Big Spring: 22.8 mi

Rest areas1

State Line Wayside: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:45	19:23
June solstice	05:29	20:13	20:57
September equinox	06:58	18:32	19:10
December solstice	07:42	15:49	16:36

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	29	43	55	66	69	67	59	46	32	20
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.8	3.9	5.1	5.7	4.7	4.2	4.1	3.0	1.8	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Meadow, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/591740624

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