Cottontail on the Trail
Cottontail on the Trail is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elmwood Triangle, a park 0.5 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
How to reach it
- On the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Elmwood Triangle: 0.5 mi
- McRae Park: 0.5 mi
- Rustic Lodge Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Gladstone Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Fuller Park: 0.9 mi
- We Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bancroft Meridian Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kenny School Garden: 1.6 mi
- Lyndale Park Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Museum of Russian Art: 0.7 mi
- Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Como-Harriet Streetcar Line Depot: 2.3 mi
- Richfield History Center and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Longfellow House: 2.6 mi
- Freedom Form #2: 1.2 mi
- Raised Fist Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- George Floyd: 1.5 mi
- George Floyd: 1.5 mi
- The Spirit of Peace: 1.8 mi
- The Crash of Flight 307: 1.3 mi
- Minneapolis: 1.5 mi
- Murphy Ranks Memorial: 1.5 mi
- George Floyd Square: 1.5 mi
- George Floyd Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Raspberry Island: 3.5 mi
- Mike's Island: 3.6 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.8 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 3.0 mi
- Tulip House: 3.5 mi
- Berger Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Legacy Ship: 4.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 4.3 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 1.2 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lake Harriet North Beach: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Glen: 2.9 mi
- Deer Pen: 2.9 mi
- Wabun F: 3.0 mi
- Wabun G: 3.0 mi
- Wabun D: 3.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 7.0 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 7.0 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 11.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.8 mi
- West Clay Pit: 7.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 7.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 7.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.7 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- wayside rest: 15.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 23.7 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 24.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 3.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 4.0 mi
- Boiling Springs: 11.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 13.6 mi
- Nininger: 20.4 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottontail on the Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 88° | 307 m | 21.2 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 9° | 293.522 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1776181736
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 4 mi
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 5 mi
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