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Amphitheatre

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Amphitheatre from directly overhead

Amphitheatre is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Grill, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.19730, -93.39320

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Akin Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rick Sorenson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Peninsula Point Two Rivers Historical Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rice Street Beach Park: 0.4 mi
  • Richardson Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves: 59
Museums: 55
Beaches: 41
  • Rice Street Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Golden Lake: 12.4 mi
  • French Park Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 35
Picnic sites: 12
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 3.9 mi
  • Shady Ridge: 12.3 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
  • Deer Pen: 21.4 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 24.6 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 19.2 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 21.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 23.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 23.6 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 23.6 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Hajduk Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amphitheatre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillSSE 148°293.522 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:2021:05
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5015:4516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730445666716860473219
Precip in0.60.81.42.93.63.84.53.62.52.71.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 1N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/590616446

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