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Snowman

Snowman from directly overhead

Snowman is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Saint Paul Veterans Park, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1974
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.01530, -92.99188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hause Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tower Park: 0.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Furlong Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Southwood Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Bruentrup Heritage Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Maplewood Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Imniżaska: 5.7 mi
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 6.0 mi
Artworks
  • Tug of War: 3.3 mi
  • Pauly the Polar Bear: 3.8 mi
  • Poet's Post: 3.9 mi
  • White Bear Center for the Arts: 5.3 mi
  • Swede Hollow Henge: 5.4 mi
Gardens
Museums: 54
  • North Star Museum Of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting: 0.2 mi
  • The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
  • White Bear Lake Historical Society: 4.9 mi
  • Minnesota Transportation Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 39
  • White Bear Armory: 4.9 mi
  • Mound: 6.5 mi
  • Flamingo: 8.2 mi
  • Seals: 8.2 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 37
Picnic sites: 13
  • West Picnic Grounds: 8.4 mi
  • Wabun A: 12.4 mi
  • Wabun B: 12.5 mi
  • Wabun C: 12.5 mi
  • Wabun D: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Seminary Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 10.0 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Coons Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.7 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.8 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 5.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.8 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.0 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • White Worm Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillSE 127°330 m18.2 mi
Dills MoundSE 145°320 m20.0 mi
Starks MoundSE 140°310 m18.4 mi
Bissel's MoundSE 129°307 m10.0 mi
Norwegian HillW 273°293.522 m12.3 mi
Coons HillESE 103°268 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2620:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032465868737062483421

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4972842550

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