Veterans Memorial Field
Veterans Memorial Field is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Rattlesnake Bluff stands 310 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is P.O.W. M.I.A. Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 20 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Veterans Memorial Field - Established 1952
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlson Kiln · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Park: 0.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Everson Park: 4.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Park: 5.6 mi
- East Park: 6.0 mi
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Byron Bear: 18.5 mi
- Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 21.0 mi
- Young Sculptor's Project: 21.3 mi
- 5th Street Bridge: 21.3 mi
- The Claybank Pits: 13.3 mi
- William Colvill State Monument: 15.2 mi
- Wasioja Seminary Ruins: 15.5 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Dr Paul E Zollman Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Larson Log House: 0.1 mi
- Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 10.4 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Vasa Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Northfield Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 20.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.3 mi
- Dragonfly Garden: 21.3 mi
- Bee Garden: 21.3 mi
- Pine Cheese Mart: 10.5 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 16.0 mi
- Dodge County Fairgrounds: 18.3 mi
- Tweite's Pumpkin Patch: 20.0 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 21.3 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Campground: 16.3 mi
- 2nd Bridge: 16.4 mi
- 3rd Bridge: 16.5 mi
- fire ring: 16.5 mi
- Friendship Point: 17.0 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 18.3 mi
- West Praire Hill: 18.4 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 21.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.9 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 19.0 mi
- Molly Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 16.3 mi
- JHELL Beach: 23.2 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
- Claybank Pits: 13.3 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Bluff | NE 48° | 310 m | 24.8 mi |
| East Prairie Hill | NW 319° | 297 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Praire Hill | NW 319° | 294 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zumbrota, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11568927904
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