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US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area

US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area from directly overhead

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

Coordinates46.72198, -95.88487

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 45
  • 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
Artworks: 8
Peaks: 6
  • Winslow: 4.1 mi
  • Pelican: 5.1 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Eddy: 17.0 mi
  • Toad Mountain: 20.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddySSW 194°506 m17.0 mi
Detroit MountainNE 36°495 m8.1 mi
WinslowESE 101°474 m4.1 mi
PelicanWSW 244°469 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5619:36
June solstice05:3020:3521:22
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0615:4716:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1364201695

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