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Prophecy of the Ancients

Prophecy of the Ancients from directly overhead

Prophecy of the Ancients 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 Gold Medal Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.97704, -93.25315

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gold Medal Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lucy Wilder Morris Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bluff Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Water Power Park: 0.4 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
  • White Sand Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 3.4 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Deer Pen: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 4.8 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.8 mi
  • Wabun B: 4.8 mi
  • Wabun A: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.0 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.8 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.0 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.0 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.0 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.0 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prophecy of the Ancients. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 100°307 m20.8 mi
Norwegian HillN 9°293.522 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6560597379

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