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Plaza Centenario General Emiliano Zapata

Plaza Centenario General Emiliano Zapata from directly overhead

Plaza Centenario General Emiliano Zapata is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Parque Monarca, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
brass

How to reach it

Coordinates44.94853, -93.25742

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Parque Monarca: 0.2 mi
  • Powderhorn Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stewart Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wells Fargo Zen Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Avenue Field Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 2.2 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 2.3 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Deer Pen: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 3.3 mi
  • Wabun F: 3.4 mi
  • Wabun B: 3.4 mi
  • Wabun A: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.0 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadow Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 6.0 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 3.2 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 7.3 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 7.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 4.5 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 95°307 m20.8 mi
Norwegian HillN 8°293.522 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13878837192

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