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Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village

Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village from directly overhead

Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is St Paul Southern Electric Railway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This monument commemorates a historic Dakota village on this site, usually known by the name of some of its leaders, an uncle and nephew named Waḳaƞ Ożaƞżaƞ, which in Dakota means "sacred light" but is often translated imprecisely to "Medicine Bottle".

The record

What the record says

Material
brick,limestone,bronze
Inscription
See multiple inscription entries as inscription exceeds 255 characters.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.77612, -93.02946

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dakota County Spring Lake Park Reserve Archery Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Rich Valley Athletic Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Flint Hills Athletic Complex: 2.9 mi
  • Greystone Park: 3.1 mi
  • River Heights Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Ampitheater: 8.3 mi
  • Cafesjian's Carousel: 15.4 mi
  • Flamingo: 15.4 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 15.4 mi
  • Seals: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 57
  • The Gathering: 5.4 mi
  • Woman and Wolf Statue: 11.1 mi
  • Ohiyesa: 11.4 mi
  • Convergence: 11.4 mi
  • Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 56
Beaches: 36
Peaks: 14
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.8 mi
  • Dills Mound: 13.4 mi
  • Starks Mound: 13.8 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Wabun C: 12.9 mi
  • Wabun D: 12.9 mi
  • Wabun G: 12.9 mi
  • Wabun A: 13.0 mi
  • Wabun F: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Robinson's Rocks: 2.6 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.6 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.7 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillENE330 m17.2 mi
Dills MoundE320 m13.4 mi
Starks MoundE310 m13.8 mi
Bissel's MoundNE307 m14.0 mi
East Prairie HillS297 m19.0 mi
West Praire HillS294 m19.0 mi
Norwegian HillNNW294 m20.1 mi
Coons HillNE268 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1721:02
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4715:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131730455767716961483319
Precip in1.00.91.83.14.34.94.54.43.42.91.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosemount Rsch & Outreach CTR, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13919234578

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