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Welcome to St. Louis Park

Welcome to St. Louis Park from directly overhead

Welcome to St. Louis Park is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bass Lake Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Welcome to St. Louis Park
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.94010, -93.32923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bass Lake Park: 0.1 mi
  • Be Well Play Area: 0.4 mi
  • Bass Lake Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Minikahda Vista Park: 0.6 mi
  • Saint Louis Triangle: 0.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Welcome to St. Louis Park: 0.6 mi
  • William Berry: 1.1 mi
  • Chinese Community Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Babyland: 1.2 mi
  • University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program: 1.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lakeview Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.3 mi
  • Garden of Seasons: 1.4 mi
  • Garden of Devotion: 1.5 mi
  • Garden of Companionship: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Tulip House: 1.9 mi
  • MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Berger Fountain: 3.1 mi
  • Burnes Park: 3.7 mi
  • Legacy Ship: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.0 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 6.2 mi
  • Wabun F: 6.2 mi
  • Wabun G: 6.3 mi
  • Wabun B: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Gilboa: 7.1 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.4 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.0 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.7 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.7 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.8 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 12.2 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welcome to St. Louis Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 93°307 m24.3 mi
Norwegian HillNE 36°293.522 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2820:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4716:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11206832543

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