- Elevation, modelled
- 242 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugar Loaf370 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6972, -91.7235
Whispering Hills Spring is a spring in Minnesota, at a modelled 242 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Yucatan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whispering Hills Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | NNE 12° | 370 m | 23.4 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic BywayNational
- 20.3 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 21.3 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 11 mi
- Preston Overlook · 18 mi
- Stoney Point · 22 mi
- GrandView Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Valley State Park: 8.2 mi
- North End City Park: 8.3 mi
- Viking Park: 10.4 mi
- City Park: 10.4 mi
- Roverud Park: 10.5 mi
- Rushford Depot Museum: 7.7 mi
- Rushford Depoy Museum: 7.8 mi
- City Station Museum: 8.2 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 12.4 mi
- Lanesboro History Museum: 12.8 mi
- Schechs Mill: 7.4 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 17.4 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Niagara Cave: 20.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 20.9 mi
- Clear Grit: 15.4 mi
- Grover: 15.7 mi
- Elliota: 17.4 mi
- Enterprise: 17.8 mi
- Ashton: 18.8 mi
- Little Spring: 7.9 mi
- Big Spring: 8.4 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 21.1 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 24.3 mi
- Cushings Peak: 7.1 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Fairy Rock: 23.0 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 23.4 mi
- Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 17.7 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 21.3 mi
- USCGC Winona: 24.0 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 8.5 mi
- 4th class climb: 24.4 mi
- Enterprise - Eastbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 23.3 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 24.7 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 23.9 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushford, 8 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, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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