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West St. Paul

West St. Paul from directly overhead

West St. Paul is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Welcome to West St.Paul and Dakota County
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.91951, -93.08092

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emerson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Oakdale Park: 0.4 mi
  • Belvidere Park: 0.5 mi
  • Haskell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Imniżaska: 2.2 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 2.2 mi
  • Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 2.3 mi
  • Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA: 2.9 mi
  • Dodge Nature Center: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 48
Picnic sites: 15
  • West Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun C: 6.0 mi
  • Wabun A: 6.1 mi
  • Wabun B: 6.1 mi
  • Wabun D: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Pilot Knob: 5.2 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.3 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • East Clay Pit: 1.4 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 1.6 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 1.6 mi
  • Sand Castles: 2.1 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillESE 103°330 m19.3 mi
Dills MoundESE 121°320 m18.6 mi
Starks MoundESE 115°310 m17.8 mi
Bissel's MoundE 89°307 m12.1 mi
Norwegian HillNW 313°293.522 m10.8 mi
Coons HillENE 77°268 m17.1 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11218875048

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