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Installation inspired by Joseph Beuys' 7000 Oaks

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Installation inspired by Joseph Beuys' 7000 Oaks is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Chime (after "Dream"), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997

How to reach it

Coordinates44.97125, -93.28922

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Vineland Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Loring Park: 0.2 mi
  • Thomas Lowry Park: 0.3 mi
  • Parade Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fremont Triangle: 0.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.6 mi
  • Wabun F: 5.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 9.8 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.1 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 14.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Installation inspired by Joseph Beuys' 7000 Oaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 98°307 m22.5 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 31°293.522 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2245412584

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