Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1903
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Summit Park: 0.0 mi
- Cathedral Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Boyd Park: 0.3 mi
- Western Park: 0.4 mi
- Capitol Lawn: 0.4 mi
- Minnesota History Center: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Ramsey House: 0.5 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 0.6 mi
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 0.8 mi
- Victoria Garden: 1.4 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 1.5 mi
- Garden of Good Hearts: 1.5 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 1.7 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.6 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Imniżaska: 2.2 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Flamingo: 3.2 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 3.2 mi
- Seals: 3.3 mi
- Zebra: 3.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Gold Star Table: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Bell replica: 0.3 mi
- Special Forces in Laos Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Monument to the Living: 0.3 mi
- Earthbound: 0.3 mi
- Promise of Youth: 0.4 mi
- Saint Joseph: 0.4 mi
- Herb Brooks: 0.5 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 4.6 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- White Sand Beach: 5.1 mi
- Snelling Beach: 6.0 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 3.1 mi
- Wabun A: 5.2 mi
- Wabun C: 5.2 mi
- Wabun B: 5.3 mi
- Wabun D: 5.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.7 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.3 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 13.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 1.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 1.9 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.1 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 15.7 mi
- wayside rest: 17.1 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.5 mi
- White Worm Springs: 7.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.8 mi
- Nininger: 15.9 mi
- Point Douglas: 19.6 mi
- Garen: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 107° | 330 m | 21.1 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 124° | 320 m | 20.8 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 119° | 310 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 97° | 307 m | 13.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 309° | 294 m | 8.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 84° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1502898836
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 6 mi
- Minneapolis · 8 mi
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