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Edina Historical Society Museum

Edina Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Edina Historical Society Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Arneson Acres Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Edina Historical Society
Getting there

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Coordinates44.87599, -93.34457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arneson Acres Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cornelia School Park: 0.3 mi
  • Duggan Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bristol & Mavelle Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fred Richards Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Cahill Settlement Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Northwest Airlines: 1.0 mi
  • Pinecone: 1.0 mi
  • Minneapolis: 2.7 mi
  • Minneapolis: 2.9 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Pixel Jared: 2.8 mi
  • Pixel Yeti: 2.9 mi
  • Pixel Jared: 2.9 mi
  • Pixel Jared: 3.0 mi
  • Pixel Jared: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • The Izaak Walton League of America: 3.1 mi
  • Downtown Park: 4.7 mi
  • Burnes Park: 4.7 mi
  • Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 5.8 mi
  • Tulip House: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Bush Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Woodcrest: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 7.2 mi
  • Deer Pen: 7.3 mi
  • Wabun G: 7.3 mi
  • Wabun F: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Mount Gilboa: 2.7 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.6 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.1 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 11.7 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 11.7 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 11.9 mi
  • Sand Castles: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 12.3 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Coldwater Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 8.4 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edina Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillNNE 26°293.522 m11.4 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 solstice07:4915:4716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133476070747264503522
Precip in0.90.91.72.93.94.64.14.33.02.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/294486530

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