Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 5 min5:14 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 20 min8:03 am – 4:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 15°F, lows -5°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month June55 in of snow a year, on about 59 days3 days above 90°F, 196 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Falls station, 6 mi away; snow from Littlefork 10 Sw
Nearby landmarksSturgeon Riverriver · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWaldbillig State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 198 acresLittlefork River State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 641 acresFranz Jevne State Parkstate park · 28.8 mi · 88 acresVoyageurs National Parknational park · 36.6 mi · 130,153 acresKabetogama Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.2 mi · 68,258 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKoochiching County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 63 mi away
Drinking waterInternational Fallsserves 5,637 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,180 ft360 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBig Falls Post Office6.5 miTown hallBig Falls City Hall6.5 miFire stationBig Falls Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFalls International Airport INL26 miUS highwayUS 712.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56679 ZIP area.
