Bush Lake Beach
Bush Lake Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bush Lake Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lake in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Wikidata Q5001389, matched on coordinates and name (209 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bloomington
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 10 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 10 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bush Lake Park: 0.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Beach: 0.3 mi
- Hyland Lake Park Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Sunrise Park: 0.7 mi
- Reynolds Playground: 0.9 mi
- The Izaak Walton League of America: 0.3 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 3.5 mi
- Delirious: 4.5 mi
- RipCord: 4.5 mi
- Steel Venom: 4.5 mi
- Normandale Japanese Garden: 2.4 mi
- Reading Garden: 2.6 mi
- Kenny School Garden: 6.0 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- South Loop Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Cahill Settlement Monument: 2.8 mi
- 1st Brigade Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Pinecone: 3.4 mi
- Northwest Airlines: 3.5 mi
- Pond/Dakota house: 5.6 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
- Edina Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Wings of the North Air Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Works: 4.6 mi
- Pixel Jared: 3.5 mi
- Pixel Yeti: 3.5 mi
- Pixel Jared: 3.6 mi
- Pixel Jared: 3.6 mi
- Pixel Jared: 3.7 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 5.1 mi
- Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Riley Creek Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 3.9 mi
- Shady Oak Beach: 5.6 mi
- Shady Oak Beach: 5.6 mi
- Round Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 6.7 mi
- Woodcrest: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Glen: 10.0 mi
- Wabun G: 10.0 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 0.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.7 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 14.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 18.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.9 mi
- West Clay Pit: 14.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 14.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 14.4 mi
- Sand Castles: 17.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
- Shadow Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 15.3 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Boiling Springs: 4.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 11.5 mi
- White Worm Springs: 19.2 mi
- wayside rest: 15.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 20.1 mi
- San Francisco: 18.5 mi
- Nininger: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bush Lake Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 27° | 293.522 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:47 | 16:36 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/351756050
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 11 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 12 mi
- Twin Cities · 12 mi
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