Carleton Sundial
Carleton Sundial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is First marriage in Northfield, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 20 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Love alters not, nor light with Time’s swift flight.
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- River Walk: 0.4 mi
- Bridge Square: 0.5 mi
- Dresden Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Northfield Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Spring Creek Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Rachel Carson Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Cannon River AMA: 3.9 mi
- Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Cannon River Wilderness Park: 6.6 mi
- First marriage in Northfield: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.5 mi
- Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Northfield Area Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Waterford Mill Ruins: 1.6 mi
- Dragonfly Garden: 0.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bee Garden: 0.7 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 0.8 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Young Sculptor's Project: 0.4 mi
- 2nd Street Bridge: 0.4 mi
- 5th Street Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Threshold: 0.5 mi
- Wanbli Mitakuye Oyasin (Eagle Relatives): 0.5 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Millersburg School: 8.9 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 15.3 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 1.5 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
- Ampitheater: 21.3 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 10.6 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 11.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 22.5 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 22.8 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 0.3 mi
- West Praire Hill: 6.5 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 6.7 mi
- Friendship Point: 9.7 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 3.0 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 6.7 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 9.6 mi
- wayside rest: 16.6 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 7.8 mi
- Molly Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.3 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 23.9 mi
- fire ring: 10.5 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Boiling Springs: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carleton Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | ENE 66° | 297 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Praire Hill | ENE 65° | 294 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faribault, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/556110100
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