Ghost town · Minnesota
Point Douglas
Point Douglas is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Ulvin Hill stands 336 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gores Aquatic Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Minnesota, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.75110, -92.81810
- On the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.9 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 6 mi
- Kingfisher Overlook · 11 mi
- Picnic Point · 15 mi
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gores Aquatic Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Hastings Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Lost Valley Prairie SNA: 3.8 mi
- Manion Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- Drewiske Family Preserve: 8.4 mi
Parks
- Bell Park: 0.7 mi
- Mercord Mill Park: 0.8 mi
- Andrea Park: 1.2 mi
- Public Square Park: 1.2 mi
- Lake Isabel Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Veterans Memorial Levee Park: 1.6 mi
- Spiral Bridge Monument: 1.7 mi
- Grey Cloud Lime Kiln: 8.5 mi
- Cottage Grove Armory - Minnesota National Guard: 9.3 mi
- St Paul Southern Electric Railway: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 58
- Roaming Stone: 13.8 mi
- The Gathering: 15.1 mi
- River Bench: 15.4 mi
- Tug of War: 16.9 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 17.8 mi
Museums: 35
- Afton Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Lawshe Museum: 14.5 mi
- Octagon House: 16.2 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Vasa Museum: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 32
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 8.3 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 11.7 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 28
- Saint Croix Railroad: 11.4 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 12.0 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 17.1 mi
- Ampitheater: 18.7 mi
- Avalon: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 20
- Dog Cove: 7.9 mi
- Pembles Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 11.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 12.0 mi
- Carver Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 13
- Dills Mound: 3.6 mi
- Starks Mound: 5.2 mi
- Melander Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 11.9 mi
- Coons Hill: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- St Croix Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- fire ring: 17.9 mi
- Wabun C: 22.0 mi
- Wabun D: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Vermillion Falls: 2.0 mi
- Willow Falls: 19.8 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Robinson's Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Sand Castles: 18.4 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 18.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- St. Croix Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 14.4 mi
- wayside rest: 16.0 mi
- Claybank Pits: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- White Worm Springs: 12.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 21.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Douglas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulvin Hill | ESE 115° | 336 m | 19.7 mi |
| Melander Hill | NE 39° | 330 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dills Mound | ENE 57° | 320 m | 3.6 mi |
| Starks Mound | NE 39° | 310 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | SE 126° | 310 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | N 356° | 307 m | 11.9 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | SSW 211° | 297 m | 20.1 mi |
| West Praire Hill | SSW 212° | 294 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
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 | 31 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings DAM 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 23 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 26 mi
- Minneapolis · 27 mi
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