- Elevation, modelled
- 286 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Melander Hill330 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9656, -93.1647
Blue Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled 286 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 108° | 330 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 123° | 320 m | 23.8 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 118° | 310 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 100° | 307 m | 16.4 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 317° | 293.522 m | 5.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 88° | 268 m | 20.7 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 2.2 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 18.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop: 0.1 mi
- Engineering Research Associates: 0.8 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Global Harmony Labyrinth: 1.4 mi
- Central High School Sign: 1.4 mi
- Horton Park: 0.4 mi
- Hamline Park: 0.4 mi
- Newell Park: 0.5 mi
- Cato Park: 0.6 mi
- Clayland Park: 0.7 mi
- Radical Joy: a Monument to Happiness: 0.4 mi
- Cajibracan: 0.4 mi
- Fox Path: 0.7 mi
- The Calling: 0.7 mi
- Weaving the Traditions: 0.8 mi
- Space Tower: 1.0 mi
- Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 1.2 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Woods: 1.2 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 1.1 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 1.6 mi
- Bell Museum: 2.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 2.2 mi
- Julian H Sleeper House: 2.5 mi
- Centennial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 1.3 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.6 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.5 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 4.5 mi
- Imniżaska: 5.2 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 5.9 mi
- White Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 2.4 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 5.3 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 1.0 mi
- Wabun A: 3.9 mi
- Wabun B: 3.9 mi
- Deer Pen: 4.0 mi
- Wabun C: 4.0 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 5.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.0 mi
- Seminary Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.6 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 13.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 1.5 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 4.1 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 4.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.1 mi
- West Clay Pit: 4.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 4.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- wayside rest: 18.3 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.4 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 2.5 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 4.8 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 17.7 mi
- Nininger: 18.7 mi
- Garen: 20.0 mi
- Point Douglas: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, 2 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,365 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee720 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee492 obs
- Monarch427 obs
- Western Honey Bee410 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee390 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee355 obs
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee332 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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