Kiesling Park & House
Kiesling Park & House is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. The nearest named place is Kiesling House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The Kiesling House was constructed in 1861. It survived the 1862 Dakota Conflict and is the only wood-framed house from that era remaining in Brown County. Today is stands as a museum.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Former Dam Site · 2 mi
- South Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Ulm's Glockenspiel: 0.1 mi
- German Park: 0.1 mi
- Art Wall Park: 0.3 mi
- Hans Joohs Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Kiesling House: 0.0 mi
- Defenders Monument: 0.3 mi
- Hermann Monument: 0.8 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 0.9 mi
- Milford Monument: 7.1 mi
- Markplatz Mall Arch: 0.1 mi
- Art Wall Park: 0.3 mi
- Major General Doyle E. Larson: 18.5 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 24.2 mi
- Mni Mural: 24.8 mi
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 0.2 mi
- Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 0.2 mi
- Harkin Store: 8.4 mi
- Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 13.1 mi
- Watonwan County Historical Center: 18.7 mi
- Swan Lake Fall: 15.1 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 21.2 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 21.7 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 21.7 mi
- Glockenspiel: 0.1 mi
- German Park: 0.1 mi
- Wanda Gag House: 0.3 mi
- John Lind House: 0.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.2 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 23.7 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 23.8 mi
- West Newton: 8.2 mi
- Fernando: 23.2 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 18.4 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Watonwan Rest Area: 23.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
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 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW ULM 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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