Oculus Arboretum
Oculus Arboretum is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Shopping Cart, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2023
- Material
- concrete;steel;fiber_optic
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- Mound · 5 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shopping Cart: 0.1 mi
- Encountering the Subtle Threshold: 0.1 mi
- Wetland Grass: 0.1 mi
- Portal: 0.2 mi
- Archenteron: 0.3 mi
- Silverwood Park: 0.1 mi
- Silverwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Silver Oaks Park: 0.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 0.4 mi
- Emerald Park: 0.5 mi
- Prestemon Family Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Linda Fay Kaufman: 0.9 mi
- Original Castle Heights: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Heights: 1.6 mi
- Columbia Heights Welcomes You: 2.3 mi
- Blooming Heights: 1.1 mi
- Sheridan Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.0 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Firefighters Hall and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Fridley History Center: 3.2 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bell Museum: 4.2 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 4.7 mi
- AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 4.7 mi
- Willow Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Mike's Island: 7.7 mi
- Raspberry Island: 7.7 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 9.1 mi
- Math On-A-Stick: 5.1 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
- Carousel: 5.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 5.3 mi
- Space Tower: 5.3 mi
- White Sand Beach: 6.5 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
- Golden Lake: 7.0 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 7.4 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 5.7 mi
- Deer Pen: 9.0 mi
- Wabun A: 9.1 mi
- Wabun B: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Glen: 9.1 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 1.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.0 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 15.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.8 mi
- Shadow Falls: 7.3 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.0 mi
- East Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 22.0 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 6.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 10.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 16.0 mi
- Boiling Springs: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oculus Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 114° | 307 m | 20.7 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | SW 216° | 293.522 m | 1.9 mi |
| Coons Hill | ESE 102° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13051492738
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 5 mi
- Twin Cities · 7 mi
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