Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden
Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. The nearest named place is Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Mankato
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 63.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 3 mi
- South Overlook · 4 mi
- Former Dam Site · 24 mi
- Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rasmussen Woods: 0.3 mi
- Stoltzman Park: 0.8 mi
- Southview Park: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 1.0 mi
- Highland Park: 1.1 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 0.7 mi
- Betsy-Tacy Society: 0.8 mi
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum: 1.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: 1.1 mi
- Hubbard House: 1.2 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Dakota 38 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- U.S.-Dakota War Historic Marker: 1.6 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 3.9 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 4.0 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 5.2 mi
- Triple Falls: 5.4 mi
- Mni Mural: 1.6 mi
- Winter Warrior: 1.6 mi
- Buffalo: 1.6 mi
- Mni Mural: 1.6 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 12.4 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Janesville Community Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 21.6 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 2.8 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 2.9 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 15.4 mi
- Mount Krystosek: 22.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
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 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mankato, under a mile away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel172 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle163 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug116 obs
- American Toad107 obs
- Rathke's Woodlouse91 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee76 obs
- Northern Cardinal75 obs
- Northern Paper Wasp70 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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