Minneapolis: City of Lakes
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.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Minneapolis: City of Lakes
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 19.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Yardville Right of Way: 0.1 mi
- Mní Ówe Sní (Coldwater Spring): 0.4 mi
- Minnehaha Regional Park: 0.6 mi
- Míča Park: 0.6 mi
- Assembly Union Park: 0.6 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Minnehaha Depot: 0.8 mi
- Minnesota Air National Guard Museum: 0.9 mi
- Longfellow House: 1.0 mi
- Plank Museum & Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- 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
- McDonough Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 2.4 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 5.0 mi
- Shoe Tree: 5.1 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 5.3 mi
- Space Tower: 5.3 mi
- Carousel: 5.4 mi
- Saint Paul: 1.2 mi
- Historic Fort Snelling: 1.3 mi
- Wokiksuye K'a Woyuonihan (Remembering and Honoring) Dakota Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution World War I Monument: 2.5 mi
- WPA Work Camp No 1: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- wayside rest: 14.4 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 20.5 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 24.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 0.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.5 mi
- Nininger: 17.4 mi
- Point Douglas: 21.5 mi
- Garen: 24.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | E 98° | 330 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 112° | 320 m | 23.4 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 107° | 310 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 86° | 307 m | 17.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 346° | 294 m | 8.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | ENE 78° | 268 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11206824507
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- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 5 mi
- Minneapolis · 6 mi
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