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Saint Paul

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Saint Paul from directly overhead

Saint Paul is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Fort Snelling, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Saint Paul
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89617, -93.17958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Artworks
  • Ohiyesa: 0.7 mi
  • White Sculpture: 1.1 mi
  • Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery: 1.6 mi
  • You Are Here: 1.7 mi
  • A Boreal Triad: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • McDonough Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 1.2 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.4 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.9 mi
  • Milkweed and Monarchs: 5.4 mi
Gardens
  • English Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Longfellow Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Dowling Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 2.9 mi
  • We Garden: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 53
  • Snelling Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wabun C: 1.8 mi
  • Wabun D: 1.8 mi
  • Wabun G: 1.9 mi
  • Wabun A: 1.9 mi
  • Wabun F: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Pilot Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 4.8 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 10.0 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 6.2 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.0 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 3.5 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 3.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 3.8 mi
  • Sand Castles: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 4.5 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillE 97°330 m23.8 mi
Dills MoundESE 111°320 m22.3 mi
Starks MoundESE 106°310 m21.8 mi
Bissel's MoundE 84°307 m17.0 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 341°293.522 m9.4 mi
Coons HillENE 76°268 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11218875039

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