- Elevation, modelled
- 263 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill356 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6400, -91.5756
Big Spring is a spring in Minnesota, at a modelled 263 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hole-In-Rock, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | E 87° | 356 m | 23.2 mi |
| Miller Bluff | NE 54° | 343 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hedgehog Bluff | ENE 60° | 309 m | 21.3 mi |
| Grandad Bluff | ENE 57° | 308 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cliffwood Bluff | ENE 58° | 279 m | 21.4 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic BywayNational
- 14.9 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.6 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 6 mi
- GrandView Rock · 15 mi
- FerryRock · 15 mi
- Lower Quarry View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Valley State Park: 0.8 mi
- North Park: 3.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 4.0 mi
- Marshall Park: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.2 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 12.7 mi
- Rushford Depot Museum: 14.6 mi
- Rushford Depoy Museum: 14.6 mi
- City Station Museum: 16.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 19.3 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 13.3 mi
- Dams on the Mississippi: 18.1 mi
- La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor: 18.1 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 21.0 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 21.2 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 20.0 mi
- Ribbon V: 21.1 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 21.1 mi
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 21.2 mi
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 21.3 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Cushings Peak: 9.8 mi
- Fairy Rock: 15.1 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Schechs Mill: 1.9 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 19.6 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 20.1 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 20.2 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 22.6 mi
- Little Spring: 0.5 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 3.8 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 23.4 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 23.6 mi
- Ashton: 19.5 mi
- Elliota: 20.7 mi
- Clear Grit: 23.3 mi
- Grover: 23.7 mi
- Enterprise: 24.8 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 0.2 mi
- Quarry: 22.1 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 19.7 mi
- Black River Beach: 21.5 mi
- Airport Beach: 23.0 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 21.4 mi
- Enterprise - Eastbound Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:46 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caledonia, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Apr, Jun–Jul — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 132 | 143 | 265 | 216 | 175 | 200 | 195 | 163 | 171 | 157 | 144 | 136 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Root River Near Houston, MN, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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