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Ghost Bike

Ghost Bike from directly overhead

Ghost Bike is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Market Square, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.94469, -93.23501

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 53
  • White Sand Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 2.4 mi
  • Wabun B: 2.4 mi
  • Wabun A: 2.4 mi
  • Wabun F: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Norwegian Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 5.6 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.4 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Shadow Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.1 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.3 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 6.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 6.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 6.3 mi
  • Sand Castles: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 3.7 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 94°307 m19.7 mi
Norwegian HillN 356°293.522 m5.6 mi
Coons HillE 85°268 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13878931453

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