Local servicesHospitalRiverView Health Medical Center13.2 miPost officeRed Lake Falls Post Office4.7 miTown hallRed Lake Falls City Hall4.7 miPoliceRed Lake County Sheriff's Office4.9 miFire stationRed Lake Falls Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Minnesota Crookston12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThief River Falls Regional Airport TVF18 miInterstateI-2934 miUS highwayUS 25.2 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK74 miCoachCrookston (Univ of MN)Jefferson Lines12 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 1 min5:26 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 24 min8:11 am – 4:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 15°F, lows -3°F24 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 36 days5 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Red Lake Falls station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlack Riverriver · 4.1 miClearwater Riverriver · 5.0 miSeiger Group Pondlake · 2.7 miNo Name Trailtrailhead · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStipa State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 162 acresHuot State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 424 acresGlacial Ridge National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.0 mi · 23,089 acresMoran State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 427 acresMarcoux State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 380 acresClearwater River State Aquatic Management Area (Red Lake)state conservation land · 7.5 mi · 77 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 LowPolk County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 363 days measured59 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 9 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 191main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Beltrami County, MN, 62 mi away
Drinking waterEast Grand Forksserves 9,206 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,028 ft313 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
