Falcon Heights
Falcon Heights is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Curtiss Field, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 3.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.
Wikidata Q1000232, matched on coordinates and name (334 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Falcon Heights
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 4 mi
- Mound · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Curtiss Field: 0.0 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.3 mi
- Heffron Park: 0.5 mi
- Midway Parkway: 0.6 mi
- Carousel Park: 0.7 mi
- Math On-A-Stick: 0.3 mi
- Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Space Tower: 0.6 mi
- Wolf Woods: 0.7 mi
- Lion: 0.7 mi
- Department of Horticultural Science Display and Trial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 0.9 mi
- Bell Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 3.1 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 5.2 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Imniżaska: 5.8 mi
- Raspberry Island: 7.2 mi
- Philando Castile Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Global Harmony Labyrinth: 1.2 mi
- The Gates Ajar: 1.2 mi
- Bishop: 1.5 mi
- Minnesota Corn Fairstalk: 0.2 mi
- Impressionist Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Powered by Wind & Sun: 0.3 mi
- Corn: 0.3 mi
- With Palette in Hand: 0.3 mi
- White Sand Beach: 3.2 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.7 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Wabun A: 5.3 mi
- Wabun B: 5.3 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.3 mi
- Wabun C: 5.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Seminary Hill: 5.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.2 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 14.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 1.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 3.5 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 5.5 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 5.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 5.5 mi
- West Clay Pit: 5.6 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.6 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.8 mi
- Garen: 18.7 mi
- Nininger: 19.9 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falcon Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 112° | 330 m | 24.8 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 126° | 320 m | 24.8 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 121° | 310 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 105° | 307 m | 16.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 304° | 294 m | 4.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 93° | 268 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U OF MN ST Paul, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11218875082
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
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