- Elevation, modelled
- 298 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Starks Mound310 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.9912, -93.1880
Bell Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled 298 m. Starks Mound stands 310 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibb's Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
natural history museum of the University of Minnesota
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q4883219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Mound | ESE 120° | 310 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | ESE 105° | 307 m | 17.9 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 311° | 293.522 m | 3.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 93° | 268 m | 21.9 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 1.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 19.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- May Mountain · 3 mi
- Mound · 3 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 4 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Gibb's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Goldstein Museum of Design: 0.5 mi
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 2.2 mi
- Weisman Art Museum: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Philando Castile Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Falcon Heights: 1.1 mi
- Engineering Research Associates: 2.0 mi
- Bishop: 2.0 mi
- Mannheimer Memorial: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
- Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Math On-A-Stick: 1.1 mi
- Space Tower: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Woods: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 53
- White Sand Beach: 2.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 3.5 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 5.3 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 9
- Norwegian Hill: 3.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 5.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.9 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 2.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 3.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 19.7 mi
- wayside rest: 20.2 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Garen: 19.0 mi
- Nininger: 20.8 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 2 mi
- Twin Cities · 3 mi
- Minneapolis · 4 mi
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