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Minneapolis: City of Lakes

Minneapolis: City of Lakes from directly overhead

Minneapolis: City of Lakes is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Yardville Right of Way, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Minneapolis: City of Lakes
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.90557, -93.19972

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Ohiyesa: 0.9 mi
  • You Are Here: 1.6 mi
  • Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 1.6 mi
  • White Sculpture: 1.6 mi
  • A Boreal Triad: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Longfellow Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • English Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Dowling Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • We Garden: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • McDonough Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 2.4 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 4.6 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 5.0 mi
  • Wood Lake Nature Center: 5.0 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 53
  • Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Snelling Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wabun C: 0.7 mi
  • Wabun G: 0.7 mi
  • Wabun D: 0.7 mi
  • Wabun F: 0.8 mi
  • Wabun A: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Pilot Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 5.4 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 9.4 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 6.0 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 0.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 4.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 4.5 mi
  • Sand Castles: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 3.6 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillE 98°330 m24.9 mi
Dills MoundESE 112°320 m23.4 mi
Starks MoundESE 107°310 m22.9 mi
Bissel's MoundE 86°307 m17.9 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 346°293.522 m8.5 mi
Coons HillENE 78°268 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:03
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11206824507

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