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Rum River Rest Area

Rum River Rest Area from directly overhead

Rum River Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. The nearest named place is Four Brooks Wildlife Management Area, COOP Unit, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 31 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates45.92400, -93.66517

69 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Reineke Park: 11.1 mi
  • Recreation Park: 11.6 mi
  • Recreation Park: 11.6 mi
  • Trimble Park: 11.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 12.5 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Klocka: 18.0 mi
  • Dala Horse (mini): 18.0 mi
  • Dala Horse: 18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:27
June solstice05:2520:2321:09
September equinox07:0218:3519:14
December solstice07:5415:4316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528425565696758453018
Precip in0.80.91.42.73.84.34.44.03.22.81.41.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1364343881

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