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White Sculpture

White Sculpture from directly overhead

White Sculpture is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonough Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Odd sculpture, perhaps also used for storage

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Coordinates44.91032, -93.16737

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • McDonough Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 2.0 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.4 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.5 mi
  • Willow Reserve: 5.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • English Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Longfellow Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Dowling Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Victoria Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Bronze turtle: 1.7 mi
  • Ohiyesa: 1.7 mi
  • John Ireland Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 2.7 mi
  • You Are Here: 2.8 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 53
  • Snelling Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wabun C: 1.8 mi
  • Wabun A: 1.9 mi
  • Wabun D: 1.9 mi
  • Wabun B: 1.9 mi
  • Wabun G: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Pilot Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 5.8 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.1 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.2 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 2.7 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 2.7 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 2.9 mi
  • Sand Castles: 5.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 3.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillE 99°330 m23.4 mi
Dills MoundESE 114°320 m22.1 mi
Starks MoundESE 109°310 m21.5 mi
Bissel's MoundE 87°307 m16.3 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 335°293.522 m8.7 mi
Coons HillENE 78°268 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032465868737162483421

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4484657953

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