- Elevation, modelled
- 271 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bissel's Mound307 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9345, -93.2966
Garden of the Praying Hands is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled 271 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of the Trinity, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garden of the Praying Hands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 92° | 307 m | 22.7 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 23° | 293.522 m | 6.8 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 3.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 24.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 5 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden of the Trinity: 0.0 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 0.1 mi
- Garden of the Radiant Cross: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Peace: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Love: 0.2 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 0.1 mi
- Sabo: 0.1 mi
- Perpich: 0.1 mi
- Eustis Obelisk: 0.1 mi
- Minneapolis Fire Department Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lyndale Farmstead Park: 0.3 mi
- Lyndale Park: 0.5 mi
- William Berry Park: 0.7 mi
- Painter Park: 0.7 mi
- Bryant Square Park: 0.8 mi
- The Spirit of Peace: 0.4 mi
- Nicollet Baseball Park: 1.0 mi
- Freedom Form #2: 1.0 mi
- Vessels of Stories: 1.1 mi
- Jäger: 1.2 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Raspberry Island: 1.5 mi
- Mike's Island: 1.6 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 5.1 mi
- Como-Harriet Streetcar Line Depot: 0.8 mi
- The Bakken Museum: 1.2 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 1.7 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 2.0 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Tulip House: 1.6 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.8 mi
- Berger Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Legacy Ship: 3.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.7 mi
- Lake Harriet North Beach: 0.6 mi
- 32nd Beach: 0.8 mi
- Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 1.2 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.3 mi
- Deer Pen: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Glen: 4.5 mi
- Wabun F: 4.6 mi
- Wabun G: 4.6 mi
- Wabun B: 4.6 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.1 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.0 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.1 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 11.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.4 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.2 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- wayside rest: 17.9 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 24.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 4.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.5 mi
- Boiling Springs: 12.4 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.3 mi
- Nininger: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| 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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee453 obs
- Virginia waterleaf424 obs
- Mallard280 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee249 obs
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee207 obs
- Monarch201 obs
- American Robin161 obs
- common hackberry160 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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