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| Coordinates: 47°52′08″N96°36′52″W / 47.86889°N 96.61444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654939 [1] |
Shirley is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]
Shirley had a depot on the Great Northern Railroad. Iron mining occurred in Shirley from 1882 to 1911. [2]
Mound is a city in western Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 census. Mound was the birthplace of the Tonka truck that is named after Lake Minnetonka, which the eastern part of town sits on. Mound is 22 miles (35 km) west of Minneapolis, the county seat.
Morris is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,105 at the 2020 census.
The Root River flows for 80 miles (130 km) through the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. The Root River is formed by three branches, the North, South and Middle branches of the Root River and the South Fork Root River. It is an excellent river for canoeing and fishing. The gentle to moderate flowing river drops an average of 3.4 ft/mile from Chatfield, Minnesota, to its pour point in the Mississippi River into Navigation Pool 7 just south of La Crosse, Wisconsin and east of Hokah, Minnesota.
The Windmill Islands are an Antarctic group of rocky islands and rocks about 11.1 kilometres (6 nmi) wide, paralleling the coast of Wilkes Land for 31.5 kilometres (17 nmi) immediately north of Vanderford Glacier along the east side of Vincennes Bay. Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with depths of less than 18 metres (59 ft) extending about 140 metres (459 ft) westwards and SSW, about 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) from the summit of Shirley Island, Windmill Islands, and 0.24 kilometres (0.15 mi) NW of Stonehocker Point, Clark Peninsula.
Saginaw is an unincorporated area in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Although unincorporated, Saginaw has a post office with the ZIP code 55779.
Shirley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern McLean County, Illinois, United States, just off Interstate 55. It was founded in 1854. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 135. Shirley is home to the Funk Prairie Home & Rock Museum.
El-Sayed Glacier is a glacier about 15 nautical miles long which drains the northeast slopes of Zuncich Hill in Marie Byrd Land. It flows northeast to enter Land Glacier at the south side of Mount Shirley. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Sayed Z. El-Sayed, a United States Antarctic Research Program oceanographer on the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expeditions, 1967–68 and 1969–70.
Shirley Meadows is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 1.25 miles (2 km) south-southwest of Alta Sierra, at an elevation of 6,552 ft (1,997 m).
Shirley is a hamlet in the town of North Collins in southern Erie County, New York, United States.
Rosby is an unincorporated community in Beltrami and Hubbard counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Topelius is a ghost town in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Luce is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Parkdale is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Richdale is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Wall Lake is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Maney is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Shirley Cotter Tucker is an American botanist, lichenologist, and a former Boyd Professor of botany at Louisiana State University. The standard author abbreviation S.C.Tucker is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |