- Elevation, modelled
- 294 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Melander Hill330 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:03local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7480, -93.1129
Church Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled 294 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Church Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ENE 70° | 330 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dills Mound | E 83° | 320 m | 17.6 mi |
| Starks Mound | ENE 76° | 310 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | NE 48° | 307 m | 18.3 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | SSE 166° | 297 m | 17.5 mi |
| West Praire Hill | SSE 167° | 294 m | 17.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 342° | 293.522 m | 20.2 mi |
| Coons Hill | NE 49° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 12.2 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 14.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 9 mi
- Bruce Vento Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Park: 0.2 mi
- Bloomfield Park: 0.4 mi
- Brockway Park: 0.5 mi
- Meadows Park: 0.5 mi
- Erickson Park: 0.6 mi
- Biscanyne Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Employee Garden: 4.9 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- South Loop Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- The Gathering: 0.9 mi
- Convergence: 9.5 mi
- Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 10.4 mi
- Minnesota Compass Rose: 10.5 mi
- South Mall Stage: 10.5 mi
- Wiklund Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Mallard Shores Greenway: 4.2 mi
- Lake Place Greenway: 4.4 mi
- Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- North Creek Greenway: 4.8 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.4 mi
- The Izaak Walton League of America: 14.7 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 16.2 mi
- Space Tower: 16.2 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 16.3 mi
- Northwest Airlines History Center: 9.3 mi
- The Works: 10.1 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Lawshe Museum: 10.6 mi
- Plank Museum & Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
- Snelling Beach: 9.8 mi
- Carver Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 6.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.4 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 14.0 mi
- West Praire Hill: 17.5 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 17.5 mi
- wayside rest: 3.5 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 16.4 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 21.6 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 6.8 mi
- West Clay Pit: 11.7 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 11.8 mi
- East Clay Pit: 11.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 12.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 12.5 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 13.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 14.1 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 16.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.0 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 11.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 14.1 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 15.2 mi
- Nininger: 10.4 mi
- Point Douglas: 14.5 mi
- Lewiston: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:47 | 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 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosemount Rsch & Outreach CTR, 2 mi away.
- Painted Turtle31 obs
- showy tick-trefoil27 obs
- wild bergamot25 obs
- common buckthorn24 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel23 obs
- butterfly milkweed23 obs
- American Robin20 obs
- box elder20 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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