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Stillwater Overlook

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Stillwater Overlook sits along the St. Croix Scenic Byway in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, just south of Stillwater near the junction of Minnesota State Highway 36 and Highway 95. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized for its state-level significance in politics and government as well as landscape architecture. It stands as an early example of the wayside rests developed by the Minnesota Department of Highways Roadside Development Division, and its rustic architecture, built in the National Park Service style, remains well preserved. The overlook is also noted as an important work of Minnesota landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols.

The site sits at 809 feet in elevation and faces roughly northeast, with the surrounding land dropping 135 feet within 600 meters. Saint Paul lies 15.8 miles to the west-southwest, Minneapolis 23.4 miles west, and Bloomington 29.4 miles west-southwest. Picnic Point precedes this stop along the byway, and Log House Landing follows.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
809 ft
View
Northeast · 30°
Relief
135 ft drop
w:Stillwater Overlook in w:Oak Park Heights, MN , listed on the w:National Register of Historic Places .
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Stillwater Overlook , Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA
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Stillwater Overlook, Lookout Trail, Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA. Viewed from the southwest. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 07001318 ( Wikidata ).
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Stillwater Overlook, Lookout Trail, Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA. Viewed from the south. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 07001318 ( Wikidata ).
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View from the east of historic Nelson School (now Nelson Townhomes), 1018 South First Street, Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The St. Croix Crossing bridge connecting Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, and St. Joseph, Wisconsin, over the Saint Croix River.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1519:2418:45
June solstice05:2521:0220:17
September equinox06:5919:1118:32
December solstice07:4716:3315:44

Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Saint Paul15.8 mi west-southwest
  • Minneapolis23.4 mi west
  • Bloomington29.4 mi west-southwest
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The Stillwater Overlook is a scenic overlook in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, United States, just south of the city limits of Stillwater, near the junction of Minnesota State Highway 36 and Minnesota State Highway 95. The overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 for having state-level significance in politics/government and landscape architecture. It was nominated as a leading example of the early wayside rests developed by the Minnesota Department of Highways Roadside Development Division, as well as for its sophisticated and well-preserved National Park Service rustic architecture, and for being an important work of Minnesota landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols.

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Stillwater Overlook sits at about 809 feet (247 m).

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Saint Paul, 16 miles WSW of Stillwater Overlook.

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Log House Landing is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Stillwater Overlook.

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