River Bench
River Bench is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 0.3 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Picnic Point · 1 mi
- Kingfisher Overlook · 4 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 5 mi
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Park: 0.3 mi
- Birkmose Park: 0.3 mi
- Webster Park: 0.4 mi
- Williams Park: 0.7 mi
- Cinder Lot: 0.8 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 0.7 mi
- Louis Massey: 0.8 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 1.6 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 1.6 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 5.8 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Bison Prairie: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Farm Preserve: 2.4 mi
- St. Croix Savanna SNA: 2.4 mi
- Stagecoach Prairie: 3.0 mi
- Roaming Stone: 2.1 mi
- Tug of War: 10.2 mi
- Snowman: 11.8 mi
- Pauly the Polar Bear: 14.5 mi
- Poet's Post: 14.6 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 10.6 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 10.7 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Dragon Garden: 14.6 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 14.8 mi
- Octagon House: 0.7 mi
- Afton Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 6.7 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 11.5 mi
- Saint Croix Railroad: 4.5 mi
- Avalon: 6.0 mi
- Jubilee II: 6.1 mi
- Empress: 6.1 mi
- Anastasia: 6.1 mi
- Lakeland Beach: 0.6 mi
- Browns Beach: 1.9 mi
- Brown's Beach: 1.9 mi
- Camp St. Croix Beach: 2.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 3.5 mi
- Willow Falls: 5.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 8.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 17.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.8 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
- Wabun C: 22.1 mi
- Wabun A: 22.1 mi
- Wabun B: 22.1 mi
- Coons Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 4.9 mi
- Mount Hellen: 7.0 mi
- Melander Hill: 8.5 mi
- Starks Mound: 11.1 mi
- Sand Castles: 15.2 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 16.4 mi
- East Clay Pit: 17.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 17.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 17.7 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 1.7 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 12.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 22.0 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 22.3 mi
- Point Douglas: 15.4 mi
- Nininger: 15.6 mi
- Garen: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | SSE 159° | 330 m | 8.5 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 179° | 320 m | 13.2 mi |
| Starks Mound | S 178° | 310 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | SW 228° | 307 m | 4.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | W 279° | 293.522 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coons Hill | ENE 72° | 268 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10773731785
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 22 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 23 mi
- Minneapolis · 25 mi
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