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X is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Arcs from four corners, with alternating bands of white and brown stone. The floor is bordered and divided horizontally and vertically by a black stone band, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 2 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 3 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walker Art Center: 0.0 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 0.9 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 0.9 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.0 mi
- Vineland Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Lowry Park: 0.2 mi
- Loring Park: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Parade Park: 0.3 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Garden of the Seasons: 0.2 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bryn Mawr Garden: 1.2 mi
- Vera's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Berger Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Tulip House: 0.9 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Legacy Ship: 1.5 mi
- Shoe Tree: 2.3 mi
- Thomas Lowry Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Peavey Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Alex Pretti Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Peavey Fountain: 1.2 mi
- West High School: 1.3 mi
- Mike's Island: 1.3 mi
- Raspberry Island: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 4.4 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.8 mi
- 32nd Beach: 1.8 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Glen: 5.4 mi
- Wabun F: 5.5 mi
- Wabun B: 5.5 mi
- Wabun A: 5.5 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 9.7 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 24.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 14.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of X. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 98° | 307 m | 22.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 30° | 293.522 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8379831883
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
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