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Little Canada Firefighters Memorial

Little Canada Firefighters Memorial from directly overhead

Little Canada Firefighters Memorial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.1 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Dates from 1953.

Wikidata Q1926987, matched on coordinates and name (448 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates45.02292, -93.08765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Thunder Bay Park: 1.1 mi
  • Acorn Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mapleview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Woodhill Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Bison: 4.3 mi
  • Flamingo: 4.3 mi
  • Dall's Sheep: 4.3 mi
  • Seals: 4.3 mi
  • Reindeer: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 45
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Phalen Park Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Bellaire Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Ramsey County Beach: 6.6 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 4.5 mi
  • Wabun A: 9.3 mi
  • Wabun B: 9.3 mi
  • Wabun C: 9.4 mi
  • Deer Pen: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Seminary Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 10.8 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 14.2 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 2.5 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.9 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 5.2 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 7.3 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 10.1 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 121°330 m22.3 mi
Dills MoundSE 136°320 m23.4 mi
Starks MoundSE 132°310 m22.1 mi
Bissel's MoundESE 119°307 m14.2 mi
Norwegian HillW 271°293.522 m7.6 mi
Coons HillE 101°268 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2620:1821:04
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133476069747264503623
Precip in0.80.81.53.14.34.54.54.43.13.11.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vadnais Lake, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9132428471

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