Gethsemane Garden
Gethsemane Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Gethsemane Episcopal Church
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 1 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 2 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
- Park Ave Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Government Center Park: 0.2 mi
- On the Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Steele Square: 0.4 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 0.2 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 0.8 mi
- James J. Fiorentino Museum: 0.9 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.0 mi
- Walker Art Center: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Tree: 0.3 mi
- Sculpture Clock: 0.3 mi
- Reading Room: 0.4 mi
- Mary Tyler Moore Statue: 0.4 mi
- Seven Seas: 0.5 mi
- Peavey Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Mill City Museum: 0.7 mi
- Washburn A Mill Ruins: 0.8 mi
- 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden: 0.9 mi
- Father Hennepin Bluffs: 1.1 mi
- Legacy Ship: 0.4 mi
- Berger Fountain: 0.7 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 1.3 mi
- Tulip House: 1.8 mi
- Garden of the Seasons: 0.8 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
- Community Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Greenleaf Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Raspberry Island: 2.2 mi
- Mike's Island: 2.2 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 5.4 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 2.5 mi
- 32nd Beach: 2.6 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 2.7 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 2.8 mi
- Deer Pen: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Glen: 4.9 mi
- Wabun B: 4.9 mi
- Wabun A: 4.9 mi
- Wabun F: 4.9 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 3.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.1 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 10.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.7 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 6.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.8 mi
- West Clay Pit: 8.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 8.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 8.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 9.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- wayside rest: 19.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 23.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 2.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.1 mi
- White Worm Springs: 14.9 mi
- Boiling Springs: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gethsemane Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 99° | 307 m | 21.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 19° | 293.522 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:12 |
| 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel714 obs
- House Sparrow586 obs
- Mallard439 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee366 obs
- Canada Goose361 obs
- Rock Pigeon343 obs
- American Robin329 obs
- Wild Turkey308 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/350497090
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 2 mi
- Twin Cities · 4 mi
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