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Corn

Corn from directly overhead

Corn is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Powered by Wind & Sun, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.98541, -93.17060

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Baldwin Park: 0.1 mi
  • Heffron Park: 0.2 mi
  • Curtiss Field: 0.3 mi
  • Carousel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dan Patch Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 0.9 mi
  • Wabun A: 5.0 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.0 mi
  • Deer Pen: 5.1 mi
  • Wabun D: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 1.3 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.2 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 5.4 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 5.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 5.5 mi
  • Sand Castles: 5.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.1 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 111°330 m24.9 mi
Dills MoundSE 125°320 m24.8 mi
Starks MoundESE 120°310 m23.8 mi
Bissel's MoundESE 104°307 m17.0 mi
Norwegian HillNW 308°293.522 m4.5 mi
Coons HillE 92°268 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:04
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831455868727062483320
Precip in0.70.71.63.04.24.64.64.53.32.91.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12148877487

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