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Exsistere Memorial

Exsistere Memorial from directly overhead

Exsistere Memorial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Existence Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 4.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Crystal Memorial
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.04242, -93.36897

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Forest Park: 0.1 mi
  • Iron Horse Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fred Sims Park: 0.5 mi
  • Memory Lane Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Cootie: 1.7 mi
  • Aqurbane: 3.6 mi
  • Theodore Wirth and five children: 4.1 mi
  • NORTHSIDE: 4.2 mi
  • Sunworshipper: 4.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 46
  • French Park Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Wirth Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Shady Ridge: 3.2 mi
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 7.6 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Pen: 11.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Norwegian Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 14.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 11.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 15.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 15.2 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 15.2 mi
  • Sand Castles: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Shadow Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 11.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 15.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillE 101°293.522 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:05
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5015:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465869737162483421
Precip in0.60.61.42.94.34.44.24.13.22.61.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Crystal AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4926792745

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