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St Paul Southern Electric Railway

St Paul Southern Electric Railway from directly overhead

St Paul Southern Electric Railway 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 Pine Bend Historical Marker and site of Medicine Bottle Village, 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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
As one of Minnesota's early electric railroads, the St Paul Southern built its first line between St Paul and Hastings, beginning hourly service in 1914. The 90-minute excursion followed a route along the Mississippi River passing just west of this point.
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Coordinates44.77615, -93.02945

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
  • Ampitheater: 8.3 mi
  • Cafesjian's Carousel: 15.4 mi
  • Flamingo: 15.4 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 15.4 mi
  • Seals: 15.5 mi
Museums: 57
Beaches: 38
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 St Paul Southern Electric Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillENE 71°330 m17.2 mi
Dills MoundE 89°320 m13.4 mi
Starks MoundE 80°310 m13.8 mi
Bissel's MoundNE 43°307 m14.0 mi
East Prairie HillS 180°297 m19.0 mi
West Praire HillS 181°294 m19.0 mi
Norwegian HillNNW 329°293.522 m20.1 mi
Coons HillNE 46°268 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7357625351

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