- Elevation, modelled
- 289 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Melander Hill330 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road3.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9845, -93.1682
Powered by Wind & Sun is a artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled 289 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Math On-A-Stick, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 3.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powered by Wind & Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 111° | 330 m | 24.7 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 125° | 320 m | 24.6 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 120° | 310 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 104° | 307 m | 16.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 307° | 293.522 m | 4.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 92° | 268 m | 20.9 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 18.4 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 4 mi
- Mound · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Math On-A-Stick: 0.0 mi
- Space Tower: 0.3 mi
- Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
- Wolf Woods: 0.6 mi
- Remember When...: 0.0 mi
- With Palette in Hand: 0.0 mi
- Clown with Balloons: 0.1 mi
- Corn: 0.1 mi
- Impressionist Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.0 mi
- Heffron Park: 0.2 mi
- Curtiss Field: 0.3 mi
- Carousel Park: 0.4 mi
- Midway Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Falcon Heights: 0.3 mi
- Philando Castile Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Global Harmony Labyrinth: 1.1 mi
- The Gates Ajar: 1.2 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 0.7 mi
- Bell Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 1.8 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 5.1 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Imniżaska: 5.8 mi
- Raspberry Island: 7.0 mi
- White Sand Beach: 3.0 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.4 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.4 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 5.6 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 0.8 mi
- Wabun A: 5.0 mi
- Wabun B: 5.0 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.0 mi
- Wabun C: 5.1 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 5.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 13.9 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 1.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 3.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.3 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 5.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.3 mi
- Sand Castles: 5.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.7 mi
- wayside rest: 19.6 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.0 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.6 mi
- Garen: 18.9 mi
- Nininger: 19.8 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| 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 | 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, under a mile away.
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