Local servicesHospitalFargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center12.8 miPost officeGlyndon Post Office3.6 miTown hallRiverton Township Hall1.1 miPoliceGlyndon Police Department3.7 miFire stationGlyndon Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMinnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHector International Airport FAR15 miInterstateI-946.8 miUS highwayUS 526.8 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK32 miCoachMoorhead (MSU - Comstock)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): 15 h 53 min5:31 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:08 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -0°F26 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 40 days10 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moorhead station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsBuffalo River State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 1,338 acresBluestem Prairie State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 1,196 acresGruhl State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 304 acresFlowing Prairie State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 1,407 acresJeral State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 75 acresMagnusson State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 267 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 LowClay County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 361 days measured75 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 192main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, ND, 35 mi away
Drinking waterMoorheadserves 44,583 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation937 ft286 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
