Phalen Park Beach
Phalen Park Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Poet's Post, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.5 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49541975, matched on coordinates and name (696 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Dragon Garden: 0.2 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dayton Bluff Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 2.1 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 2.1 mi
- Flamingo: 4.8 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 4.8 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 4.9 mi
- Seals: 4.9 mi
- Bison: 4.9 mi
- Phalen Park: 0.3 mi
- Wheelock Triangles: 0.8 mi
- Ames Lake Park: 0.8 mi
- Duluth and Case Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Park: 0.9 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 2.4 mi
- Imniżaska: 2.4 mi
- Willow Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Maplewood Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Southwood Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Knute Nelson: 3.1 mi
- Minnesota Women's Suffrage Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Minnesota Workers Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Floyd Olson: 3.1 mi
- Peace Officers Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Minnesota Transportation Museum: 2.5 mi
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 3.1 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- Minnesota History Center: 3.4 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 3.6 mi
- Poet's Post: 0.2 mi
- Swede Hollow Henge: 1.8 mi
- Usumacinta Meets the Mississippi: 2.5 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 2.5 mi
- Spirit of the Mississippi River: 3.0 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Carver Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
- Bellaire Beach: 6.7 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 7.8 mi
- White Sand Beach: 7.9 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
- Wabun A: 8.7 mi
- Wabun C: 8.7 mi
- Wabun B: 8.7 mi
- Wabun D: 8.8 mi
- Seminary Hill: 7.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 9.7 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 11.5 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 12.7 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 0.7 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 7.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.0 mi
- Sand Castles: 2.4 mi
- East Clay Pit: 5.1 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 9.0 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 13.1 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 7.6 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 8.1 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 9.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 22.3 mi
- Nininger: 16.5 mi
- Garen: 17.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phalen Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 116° | 330 m | 19.6 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 134° | 320 m | 20.2 mi |
| Starks Mound | SE 129° | 310 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 111° | 307 m | 11.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | WNW 288° | 294 m | 9.7 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 92° | 268 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/322970202
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 8 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 9 mi
- Minneapolis · 10 mi
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