Cafesjian's Carousel
Cafesjian's Carousel is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.2 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 0.1 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 0.2 mi
- Blue Garden: 1.2 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 0.1 mi
- Flamingo: 0.1 mi
- Seals: 0.1 mi
- Zebra: 0.1 mi
- Giraffe: 0.2 mi
- Schiller Monument: 0.2 mi
- Ibsen Monument: 0.3 mi
- Fairchild: 0.8 mi
- With Palette in Hand: 0.8 mi
- Remember When...: 0.8 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Global Harmony Labyrinth: 0.3 mi
- The Gates Ajar: 0.4 mi
- Falcon Heights: 0.9 mi
- Bishop: 1.2 mi
- Midway Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Tilden Park: 0.6 mi
- Lexington Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.8 mi
- Curtiss Field: 0.9 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 1.5 mi
- Bell Museum: 1.9 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Minnesota Transportation Museum: 3.0 mi
- Willow Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 4.3 mi
- Imniżaska: 5.0 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 6.7 mi
- White Sand Beach: 3.4 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.6 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 0.2 mi
- Wabun A: 5.1 mi
- Wabun B: 5.1 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.2 mi
- Wabun C: 5.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 5.4 mi
- Seminary Hill: 5.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 14.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 0.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 3.4 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 4.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 4.7 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 4.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 4.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 17.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- wayside rest: 19.3 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.5 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.4 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.8 mi
- Garen: 18.8 mi
- Nininger: 19.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cafesjian's Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 111° | 330 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 125° | 320 m | 23.9 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 121° | 310 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 104° | 307 m | 16.1 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 305° | 293.522 m | 5.4 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 91° | 268 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/85859924
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 4 mi
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
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