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Minneapolis

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Minneapolis is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicollet Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Minneapolis
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.89104, -93.27830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nicollet Park: 0.2 mi
  • Garfield Park: 0.5 mi
  • Windom South Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kirchbak Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Richfield Lake Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Kenny School Garden: 1.0 mi
  • We Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Lyndale Park Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 47
  • Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Glen: 3.8 mi
  • Deer Pen: 3.9 mi
  • Wabun G: 3.9 mi
  • Wabun F: 3.9 mi
  • Wabun D: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Pilot Knob: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 5.6 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 6.2 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 3.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 8.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 8.5 mi
  • Sand Castles: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.1 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 10.2 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 84°307 m21.9 mi
Norwegian HillN 11°293.522 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2820:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4716:35

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11206832550

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