Lake Hiawatha Beach
Lake Hiawatha Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Starks Mound stands 310 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Hiawatha Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Wikidata Q1031742, matched on coordinates and name (264 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Hiawatha Park: 0.2 mi
- Adams Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Lake Nokomis Park: 0.9 mi
- Keewaydin Park: 0.9 mi
- 40th Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 0.6 mi
- Longfellow Gardens: 1.0 mi
- We Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bancroft Meridian Garden: 1.5 mi
- Dowling Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Longfellow House: 1.0 mi
- Minnehaha Depot: 1.2 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Minnesota Air National Guard Museum: 2.4 mi
- Harold Burnside: 1.0 mi
- Ghost Bike: 1.6 mi
- Murphy Ranks Memorial: 1.7 mi
- George Floyd Square: 1.7 mi
- George Floyd Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- George Floyd: 1.7 mi
- Raised Fist Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- George Floyd: 1.7 mi
- Cottontail on the Trail: 1.8 mi
- Powderhorn Gateway: Teahouse on Powderhorn Lake: 1.8 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.6 mi
- Legacy Ship: 3.8 mi
- Tulip House: 4.1 mi
- Berger Fountain: 4.2 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Raspberry Island: 4.2 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 4.3 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 0.6 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 0.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 2.1 mi
- White Sand Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 3.3 mi
- Deer Pen: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Glen: 1.3 mi
- Wabun F: 1.4 mi
- Wabun G: 1.4 mi
- Wabun B: 1.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 6.8 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.2 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 8.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 6.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 1.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 6.0 mi
- Sand Castles: 8.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 2.3 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 2.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 12.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.2 mi
- wayside rest: 15.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 21.9 mi
- Nininger: 19.3 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.5 mi
- Garen: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Hiawatha Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Mound | ESE 108° | 310 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 89° | 307 m | 19.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 356° | 293.522 m | 7.2 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 81° | 268 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/141532643
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis · 4 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 4 mi
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