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Carver Lake Beach

Carver Lake Beach from directly overhead

Carver Lake Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Westview Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

lake of the United States of America

Wikidata Q22073746, matched on coordinates and name (279 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates44.90516, -92.97830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westview Park: 0.5 mi
  • New Century Square: 0.8 mi
  • Windwood Passage Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pleasantview Park: 0.9 mi
  • Applewood Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Carver Neighborhood Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Applewood Neighborhood Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Highwood Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA: 2.4 mi
  • Maplewood Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Woodbury Public Safety Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Woodbury Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Charles W. "Speed" Holman: 4.3 mi
  • Oakdale Veteran's Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Cottage Grove Armory - Minnesota National Guard: 5.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Cafesjian's Carousel: 10.0 mi
  • Flamingo: 10.0 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 10.1 mi
  • Seals: 10.1 mi
  • Zebra: 10.1 mi
Museums: 54
Beaches: 35
  • Phalen Park Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Snelling Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Dog Cove: 10.5 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • West Picnic Grounds: 10.0 mi
  • Wabun C: 11.1 mi
  • Wabun A: 11.1 mi
  • Wabun B: 11.1 mi
  • Wabun D: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Bissel's Mound: 7.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.7 mi
  • Coons Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Starks Mound: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 7.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 5.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 6.6 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 6.6 mi
  • Robinson's Rocks: 6.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 6.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 104°330 m14.2 mi
Dills MoundSE 129°320 m13.9 mi
Starks MoundESE 121°310 m12.9 mi
Bissel's MoundE 80°307 m7.2 mi
Norwegian HillWNW 303°293.522 m15.4 mi
Coons HillENE 67°268 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2620:1721:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032465868737062483421

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/566437324

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