- Elevation, modelled
- 250 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Dills Mound320 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 44.8835, -93.2115
A Boreal Triad is a artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled 250 m. Dills Mound stands 320 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomson Reuters Main Mall Gallery, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Boreal Triad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dills Mound | ESE 108° | 320 m | 23.4 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 103° | 310 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 81° | 307 m | 18.7 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 351° | 293.522 m | 9.9 mi |
| Coons Hill | ENE 75° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 1.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 20.0 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Thomson Reuters Main Mall Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Snoopy at The North Star Flying Ace: 0.0 mi
- South Mall Stage: 0.0 mi
- Minnesota Compass Rose: 0.0 mi
- You Are Here: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Minnesota Air National Guard Museum: 0.7 mi
- Plank Museum & Visitor Center: 1.5 mi
- Northwest Airlines History Center: 1.8 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Minnehaha Depot: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Leonard H. Neiman Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Fort Snelling State Park: 1.3 mi
- Morris Park: 1.3 mi
- Mní Ówe Sní (Coldwater Spring): 1.4 mi
- Bossen Field Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Wokiksuye K'a Woyuonihan (Remembering and Honoring) Dakota Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Minneapolis: City of Lakes: 1.6 mi
- Historic Fort Snelling: 1.6 mi
- Saint Paul: 1.8 mi
- WPA Work Camp No 1: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 2.2 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Longfellow Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 2.3 mi
- South Loop Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- We Garden: 3.1 mi
- English Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Shoe Tree: 6.3 mi
- Tulip House: 6.6 mi
- Legacy Ship: 6.6 mi
- Berger Fountain: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Snelling Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.3 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 2.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Wabun G: 2.2 mi
- Wabun C: 2.2 mi
- Wabun F: 2.2 mi
- Wabun D: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Glen: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- Pilot Knob: 2.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 4.0 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 8.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 9.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Hidden Falls: 2.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.4 mi
- East Clay Pit: 5.6 mi
- Sand Castles: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- wayside rest: 13.1 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 21.4 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Coldwater Spring: 1.3 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.8 mi
- Boiling Springs: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Nininger: 17.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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- Minneapolis · 7 mi
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