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Saint Croix Weigh Station

Saint Croix Weigh Station from directly overhead

Saint Croix Weigh Station is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnesota Welcomes You, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates44.95818, -92.78766

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Humphries Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crocker Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cully Park: 1.1 mi
  • Birkmose Park: 1.8 mi
  • Webster Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 59
Nature reserves
Artworks: 56
Gardens: 49
Museums: 38
Attractions: 33
  • Saint Croix Railroad: 4.3 mi
  • Avalon: 6.6 mi
  • Jubilee II: 6.6 mi
  • Empress: 6.6 mi
  • Anastasia: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 20
Peaks: 10
  • Coons Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 3.3 mi
  • Melander Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Hellen: 8.6 mi
  • Starks Mound: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 18.0 mi
  • Wabun C: 20.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 20.6 mi
  • Wabun B: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Willow Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Vermillion Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Sand Castles: 13.7 mi
  • Robinson's Rocks: 14.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 16.0 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 16.1 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 1.6 mi
  • Forest Lake Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • wayside rest: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • White Worm Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Croix Weigh Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillSSE330 m8.3 mi
Dills MoundS320 m12.4 mi
Starks MoundS310 m10.4 mi
Bissel's MoundSW307 m3.3 mi
Norwegian HillWNW294 m22.7 mi
Coons HillENE268 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1721:02
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4715:4416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335496171757365523724
Precip in1.00.91.53.14.25.44.55.33.23.21.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1006631978

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