Hermann Monument
Hermann Monument is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. The nearest named place is Hermann Heights Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
The Hermann Heights Monument is a statue erected in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. The statue depicts Arminius (German: Hermann), an ancient Cheruscan, but locals refer to the statue as Hermann the German. The only National Register of Historic Places property of its kind in Minnesota, the monument is a remembrance of the German ancestry of many Minnesotans. Visitors to the statue can climb the spiral staircase to an observation platform at the base of the statue, which commands a view of the town and the Minnesota River Valley below.
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Dates from 1890s.
Wikidata Q1611430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Hermann Monument Society
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Former Dam Site · 2 mi
- South Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hermann Heights Park: 0.0 mi
- Harman Park: 0.2 mi
- Steinhauser Park: 0.2 mi
- Fifth North Park: 0.4 mi
- Highland Park: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 0.1 mi
- Defenders Monument: 0.6 mi
- Kiesling House: 0.9 mi
- Milford Monument: 6.9 mi
- Harkin Store Historic Site: 8.3 mi
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum: 0.7 mi
- Brown County Historical Society & Museum: 0.7 mi
- Harkin Store: 8.3 mi
- Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 12.4 mi
- Watonwan County Historical Center: 18.2 mi
- Swan Lake Fall: 15.3 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.2 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 21.9 mi
- Wanda Gag House: 0.6 mi
- John Lind House: 0.7 mi
- Kiesling Park & House: 0.8 mi
- Glockenspiel: 0.9 mi
- German Park: 1.0 mi
- Markplatz Mall Arch: 0.8 mi
- Art Wall Park: 1.1 mi
- Major General Doyle E. Larson: 17.9 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 24.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 12.6 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.1 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 24.1 mi
- West Newton: 8.2 mi
- Fernando: 23.8 mi
- Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Shellee's Greenhouse: 17.8 mi
- Watonwan Rest Area: 22.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:54 | 16:42 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW ULM 2 SE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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