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Memorial Plaques Walking Path

Memorial Plaques Walking Path from directly overhead

Memorial Plaques Walking Path is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Swift Tower, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.5 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Walking path memorial plaques
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.82622, -93.11638

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Chimney Swift Tower: 0.1 mi
  • Dan's Path: 3.1 mi
  • B52 Bomber Crash Site Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • WPA Work Camp No 1: 4.1 mi
  • Wokiksuye K'a Woyuonihan (Remembering and Honoring) Dakota Memorial: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Wescott Station Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wondering Walk Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bridle Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
  • Burr Oaks Park: 0.9 mi
  • Burr Oak Park playground: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Wetlands Board: 0.1 mi
  • Bluebird Preservation: 0.3 mi
  • Milkweed and Monarchs: 0.3 mi
  • Uplands: 0.4 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.8 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Ampitheater: 5.6 mi
  • Cafesjian's Carousel: 10.8 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 10.9 mi
  • Space Tower: 10.9 mi
  • Flamingo: 10.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 5.9 mi
  • Ohiyesa: 6.0 mi
  • Convergence: 6.1 mi
  • The Gathering: 6.1 mi
  • Minnesota Compass Rose: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wabun C: 7.5 mi
  • Wabun D: 7.6 mi
  • Wabun G: 7.6 mi
  • Wabun F: 7.6 mi
  • Wabun A: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 3.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 12.3 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 10.9 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Robinson's Rocks: 5.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 6.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 6.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 6.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.4 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillE 84°330 m20.7 mi
Dills MoundE 100°320 m17.9 mi
Starks MoundE 93°310 m17.9 mi
Bissel's MoundENE 64°307 m15.4 mi
East Prairie HillS 169°297 m22.8 mi
West Praire HillS 170°294 m22.8 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 336°293.522 m15.1 mi
Coons HillENE 61°268 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133476070747264503522
Precip in0.90.91.72.93.94.64.14.33.02.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/557146661

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