US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area
US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pizza Masters Children's Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson WPA: 3.7 mi
- Sucker Creek Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Sonnenberg Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Scheelk WPA: 6.0 mi
- Bakken WPA: 7.9 mi
- Pizza Masters Children's Park: 2.6 mi
- South Shore Park: 4.1 mi
- Dunton Locks County Park: 4.2 mi
- Snappy Fields: 6.0 mi
- People's Park: 6.1 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 6.2 mi
- Cans in Flight: 6.6 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 6.7 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 7.7 mi
- Long Leif: 7.8 mi
- Winslow: 4.1 mi
- Pelican: 5.1 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Eddy: 17.0 mi
- Toad Mountain: 20.4 mi
- Becker County Museum: 6.9 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 16.7 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 17.3 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Monument: 7.0 mi
- Height of Land: 15.0 mi
- Oak Lake: 8.6 mi
- Dale: 20.3 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 20.9 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | SSW 194° | 506 m | 17.0 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | NE 36° | 495 m | 8.1 mi |
| Winslow | ESE 101° | 474 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pelican | WSW 244° | 469 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:35 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:47 | 16:39 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1364201695
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