Anderson Gardens
Anderson Gardens is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Litchfiel Civil War Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- 30.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prairie Park: 0.5 mi
- Becker Park: 0.7 mi
- South Park: 0.9 mi
- West Ripley Park: 1.1 mi
- Ladybird Park: 1.1 mi
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
- G.A.R Hall: 1.3 mi
- Twine Ball Museum: 5.9 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Chief Little Crow: 11.3 mi
- Tank: 17.0 mi
- Hutchinson Brothers: 17.0 mi
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 5.9 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 15.4 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 22.7 mi
- King's Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mt Aral: 19.4 mi
- Heatwole: 20.1 mi
- Lake Addie: 24.3 mi
- Pumpkin Palooza: 12.5 mi
- Chief Little Crow: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | NNE 33° | 421 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:50 | 16:39 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Litchfield, 1 mi away.
- bittersweet nightshade4 obs
- Barn Swallow3 obs
- bird's-foot trefoil3 obs
- box elder3 obs
- common motherwort3 obs
- spotted knapweed3 obs
- eastern black nightshade3 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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