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Shoe Tree

Shoe Tree from directly overhead

Shoe Tree is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stepped Tower, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A tree that students of the University of Minnesota throw their shoes onto. The reason is not known and may vary from person to person.

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Coordinates44.97256, -93.24197

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Stepped Tower: 0.1 mi
  • Don Quixote: 0.1 mi
  • The Humphrey Garden: 0.2 mi
  • The Ribs of Humanity: 0.2 mi
  • Love Power Music & Miracles: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Bohemian Flats Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bluff Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Edna's Park: 0.3 mi
  • Northrop Mall: 0.4 mi
  • East River Flats: 0.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 14
  • Deer Pen: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 4.2 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.3 mi
  • Wabun B: 4.3 mi
  • Wabun A: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Norwegian Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.4 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 7.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.5 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 100°307 m20.2 mi
Norwegian HillN 359°293.522 m3.6 mi
Coons HillE 89°268 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12497460787

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