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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 269 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.5 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
Coordinates44.94819, -93.33218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fern Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Be Well Play Area: 0.3 mi
  • Saint Louis Triangle: 0.4 mi
  • Chowen Triangle: 0.5 mi
  • Alcott Triangle: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Lakeview Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.7 mi
  • Bryn Mawr Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Garden of Companionship: 1.8 mi
  • Garden of Devotion: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Tulip House: 1.8 mi
  • MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Berger Fountain: 2.9 mi
  • Burnes Park: 3.8 mi
  • Legacy Ship: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 6.5 mi
  • Wabun F: 6.6 mi
  • Wabun G: 6.6 mi
  • Wabun B: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 7.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.9 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.3 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.9 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 11.0 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 12.7 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
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 94°307 m24.4 mi
Norwegian HillNE 39°293.522 m6.9 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/11206832542

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