Local servicesHospitalVirginia Regional Medical Center9.0 miPost officeBiwabik Post Office8.7 miTown hallWuori Town Hall2.0 miPoliceVirginia City Police Department9.3 miFire stationPike - Sandy - Britt Regional Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMesabi Range Community and Technical College9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRange Regional Airport HIB26 miUS highwayUS 535.3 miCoachVirginiaJefferson Lines10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min5:11 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min7:55 am – 4:20 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -7°F28 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June69 in of snow a year, on about 38 days1 days above 90°F, 223 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Embarrass station, 10 mi away; snow from Tower 2s
Parks and public landsOlcott Parkpark · 9.1 miChildrens Memorial Parkpark · 9.2 mi · 65 acresDarwin S. Myersstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 749 acresTower Fish Hatchery State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)state conservation land · 10.9 miPike Bay State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 miLost Lake Peatlandstate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Louis County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025243 of 365 days measured99 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 12 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 216main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Louis County monitors, MN
Drinking waterDuluthserves 86,859 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,446 ft441 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
