- Elevation, modelled
- 258 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bissel's Mound307 m · 22.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9683, -93.2898
Garden Seating, Reading, Thinking is a artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled 258 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Seat-Leg Table, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1987
- Material
- granite
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garden Seating, Reading, Thinking. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 98° | 307 m | 22.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 30° | 293.522 m | 4.5 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 1.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 24.4 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 2 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 3 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seat-Leg Table: 0.0 mi
- Tombstone for Phùng Vo: 0.0 mi
- Bog Walker: 0.0 mi
- X: 0.0 mi
- Sky Pesher, 2005: 0.1 mi
- Vineland Triangle: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Lowry Park: 0.1 mi
- Loring Park: 0.3 mi
- Fremont Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Parade Park: 0.3 mi
- Walker Art Center: 0.1 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 0.8 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 1.0 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.0 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Garden of the Seasons: 0.3 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bryn Mawr Garden: 1.2 mi
- Vera's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Berger Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Tulip House: 0.9 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Legacy Ship: 1.5 mi
- Shoe Tree: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Lowry Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Peavey Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Alex Pretti Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Peavey Fountain: 1.1 mi
- West High School: 1.2 mi
- Mike's Island: 1.2 mi
- Raspberry Island: 1.2 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 4.4 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.8 mi
- 32nd Beach: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.8 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Glen: 5.4 mi
- Wabun F: 5.5 mi
- Wabun B: 5.5 mi
- Wabun A: 5.5 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 9.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.2 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 24.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.8 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 14.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.8 mi
| 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 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.
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