Longyear Mine
Longyear Mine is a quarry in City of Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota. Longyear Mine is situated nearby to the town Chisholm, as well as near the hamlet Leetonia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States of America
- Address: MN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greyhound Bus Museum and Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine.
Greyhound Bus Museum
Museum
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The Greyhound Bus Museum is located in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, where Carl Wickman and Andrew "Bus Andy" Anderson started their first bus service in 1914 transporting fellow miners in a 1914 Hupmobile. Greyhound Bus Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Longyear Mine.
Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
Protected area
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The Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, is the largest operating open-pit iron mine in Minnesota. The pit stretches more than three miles long, two miles wide, and 535 feet deep. Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine is situated 2 miles west of Longyear Mine.
Hibbing High School
School
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Hibbing High School is a public school, grades 7–12, in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1920 to 1922 as the entire city relocated two miles south to make way for the expanding Hull–Rust–Mahoning Mine. Hibbing High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Longyear Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iron Range and Chisholm.
Iron Range
The Iron Range is a rural area in Northeastern Minnesota where iron ore has been mined for generations. This area has some cultural aspects more similar to the U.P. of Michigan than the surrounding area of Minnesota.Chisholm
Town
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Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,775 at the 2020 census. The city has been called "The Heart of the Iron Range" due to its location in the middle of the Mesabi Iron Range. Chisholm is situated 3 miles northeast of Longyear Mine.
Leetonia
Hamlet
Leetonia is a neighborhood of the city of Hibbing in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Previously, Leetonia was its own unincorporated community before it was annexed by the city of Hibbing. Leetonia is situated 4 miles southwest of Longyear Mine.
Longyear Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: City of Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.45271° or 47° 27′ 10″ northLongitude
-92.91491° or 92° 54′ 54″ westElevation
1,555 feet (474 metres)Open location code
86V9F33P+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 369005705OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Longyear Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Longyear Mine”
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