Dowling Community Garden
Dowling Community Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Dills Mound stands 320 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiawatha School Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 20.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hiawatha School Park: 0.5 mi
- Seven Oaks Oval: 0.6 mi
- Adams Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.8 mi
- Shadow Falls Park: 0.9 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution World War I Monument: 0.8 mi
- Ghost Bike: 1.6 mi
- Harold Burnside: 1.8 mi
- Minneapolis: City of Lakes: 1.9 mi
- Engineering Research Associates: 2.4 mi
- John Ireland Statue: 1.1 mi
- Return Journey: 1.5 mi
- WestRock Recycling: 2.0 mi
- Northern Fauna: 2.1 mi
- The Bigger Picture Project: 2.1 mi
- English Garden: 1.1 mi
- Longfellow Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 1.9 mi
- Bancroft Meridian Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sydney Triangle: 2.5 mi
- Longfellow House: 1.2 mi
- Minnehaha Depot: 1.3 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.2 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 4.1 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Raspberry Island: 5.1 mi
- Mike's Island: 5.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.2 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 3.7 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 3.7 mi
- Carousel: 3.7 mi
- Space Tower: 3.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 0.7 mi
- White Sand Beach: 1.5 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 1.5 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.2 mi
- Deer Pen: 1.1 mi
- Wabun A: 1.1 mi
- Wabun B: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Glen: 1.1 mi
- Wabun F: 1.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 6.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 7.3 mi
- Seminary Hill: 9.1 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 10.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 0.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.7 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 1.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 4.7 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 4.7 mi
- East Clay Pit: 4.8 mi
- Sand Castles: 6.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 1.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 2.4 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 14.6 mi
- wayside rest: 16.3 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 20.6 mi
- Nininger: 18.7 mi
- Point Douglas: 22.8 mi
- Garen: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dowling Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dills Mound | ESE 115° | 320 m | 24.5 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 111° | 310 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 92° | 307 m | 18.3 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 345° | 293.522 m | 6.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 83° | 268 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 3 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee890 obs
- Northern Cardinal601 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel573 obs
- Blue Jay528 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee482 obs
- Downy Woodpecker453 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee447 obs
- Red-belted Bumble Bee437 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/60931112
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- Twin Cities · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Minneapolis · 4 mi
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