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Special Forces in Laos Memorial

Special Forces in Laos Memorial from directly overhead

Special Forces in Laos Memorial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Star Table, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 0.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2016-06-11
Getting there

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Coordinates44.95220, -93.10344

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capitol Lawn: 0.1 mi
  • Summit Park: 0.3 mi
  • Western Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cathedral Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pedro Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 1.2 mi
  • David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Victoria Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Dayton Bluff Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 54
Beaches: 49
  • Phalen Park Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Longfellow Beach: 4.9 mi
  • White Sand Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Snelling Beach: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 3.1 mi
  • Wabun A: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun C: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun D: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Pilot Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.6 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 2.9 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 1.7 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 2.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 2.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.8 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Special Forces in Laos Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE330 m21.0 mi
Dills MoundSE320 m20.8 mi
Starks MoundESE310 m19.8 mi
Bissel's MoundE307 m13.3 mi
Norwegian HillNW294 m8.5 mi
Coons HillE268 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2720:1821:03
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4815:4616:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133475969737163493522
Precip in0.50.51.42.64.04.64.04.13.12.51.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7995594372

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