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J.D. Rivers' Children's Garden

J.D. Rivers' Children's Garden from directly overhead

J.D. Rivers' Children's Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Finnish American Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.98107, -93.31703

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • 22nd Governor of Minnesota Floyd B. Olson: 0.5 mi
  • Theodore Wirth and five children: 0.8 mi
  • Fair Housing Overlook: 1.1 mi
  • NORTHSIDE: 1.3 mi
  • The Six Crystals: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Garden of Hope and Healing: 0.6 mi
  • Lorraine B. Smaller Park: 0.7 mi
  • Laurel Triangle: 0.7 mi
  • Theodore Wirth Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dahlberg Open Space: 0.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 46
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Shady Ridge: 6.1 mi
  • Deer Pen: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 7.0 mi
  • Wabun F: 7.1 mi
  • Wabun B: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 10.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 10.2 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.9 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.9 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Shadow Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.4 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.1 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • wayside rest: 21.2 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of J.D. Rivers' Children's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 99°307 m24.0 mi
Norwegian HillNE 50°293.522 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • marsh calla279 obs
  • rue anemone219 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee218 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird210 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel191 obs
  • Mallard168 obs
  • Wood Duck166 obs
  • Canada Goose147 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/143520427

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