214 Solvent Recovery Houses
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
214 Solvent Recovery Houses is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakota Woods Dog Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.7 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 13.1 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 8 mi
- Bruce Vento Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Biscanyne Park Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Church Garden: 2.7 mi
- Employee Garden: 7.3 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Ampitheater: 6.8 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 16.2 mi
- The Izaak Walton League of America: 17.1 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 18.4 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 18.4 mi
- Dakota Woods Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- Old City Hall Park: 1.6 mi
- Ailesbury Park: 1.9 mi
- Biscayne Park: 2.2 mi
- Bloomfield Park: 2.3 mi
- Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Wiklund Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Lake Place Greenway: 4.6 mi
- Mallard Shores Greenway: 4.6 mi
- Jim Bell Preseve Park: 5.0 mi
- Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village: 4.8 mi
- St Paul Southern Electric Railway: 4.8 mi
- Temple: 6.1 mi
- Farmington Area Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- B52 Bomber Crash Site Memorial: 7.4 mi
- The Gathering: 2.7 mi
- Convergence: 12.2 mi
- Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 13.1 mi
- Minnesota Compass Rose: 13.2 mi
- South Mall Stage: 13.2 mi
- Northwest Airlines History Center: 12.0 mi
- Lawshe Museum: 12.3 mi
- The Works: 12.7 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Plank Museum & Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
- Snelling Beach: 12.4 mi
- Carver Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 15.5 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 15.5 mi
- Wabun C: 15.0 mi
- Wabun G: 15.0 mi
- Wabun D: 15.0 mi
- Wabun F: 15.1 mi
- Wabun A: 15.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.0 mi
- West Praire Hill: 15.0 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 15.1 mi
- Friendship Point: 15.3 mi
- wayside rest: 3.0 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 15.7 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 21.0 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 7.4 mi
- West Clay Pit: 14.0 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 14.0 mi
- East Clay Pit: 14.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 15.1 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 11.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 15.1 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.6 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 12.2 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 13.8 mi
- Boiling Springs: 16.0 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 17.8 mi
- Nininger: 9.5 mi
- Point Douglas: 13.1 mi
- Lewiston: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 214 Solvent Recovery Houses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ENE 63° | 330 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dills Mound | ENE 75° | 320 m | 16.5 mi |
| Starks Mound | ENE 68° | 310 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | NE 40° | 307 m | 18.7 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | S 170° | 297 m | 15.1 mi |
| West Praire Hill | S 171° | 294 m | 15.0 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 340° | 294 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coons Hill | NE 43° | 268 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:47 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosemount Rsch & Outreach CTR, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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