Minnesota History Center
Minnesota History Center is a museum in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Minnesota History Center is a museum and library that serves as the headquarters of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is near downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota History Center is on Kellogg Boulevard, between the Mississippi River and the Minnesota State Capitol. Before this building was built in 1992, the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) occupied what is now the Minnesota Judicial Center, originally built for the Society in 1917. Before that, MNHS was housed in the basement of the State Capitol. The center hosts concerts, dance performances, lectures, conferences, meetings, dinners, political campaign events, memorial services, receptions, parties, and weddings; as many as 75,000 schoolchildren visit the History Center every year.
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Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q6868300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Summit Park: 0.1 mi
- Cathedral Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Lawn: 0.3 mi
- Western Park: 0.4 mi
- Boyd Park: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Gold Star Table: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell replica: 0.2 mi
- Monument to the Living: 0.2 mi
- Earthbound: 0.2 mi
- Promise of Youth: 0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph: 0.3 mi
- Quadriga: 0.4 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.4 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.4 mi
- Alexander Ramsey House: 0.5 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 0.6 mi
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 0.8 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 1.4 mi
- Victoria Garden: 1.5 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 1.5 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.5 mi
- Garden of Good Hearts: 1.6 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.5 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Imniżaska: 2.1 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Flamingo: 3.2 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 3.2 mi
- Seals: 3.3 mi
- Zebra: 3.3 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 4.7 mi
- White Sand Beach: 5.2 mi
- Snelling Beach: 6.1 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 3.1 mi
- Wabun A: 5.4 mi
- Wabun C: 5.4 mi
- Wabun B: 5.4 mi
- Wabun D: 5.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.8 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.4 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 13.4 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 1.8 mi
- East Clay Pit: 2.0 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 2.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 2.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.7 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 15.6 mi
- wayside rest: 17.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.6 mi
- White Worm Springs: 7.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.9 mi
- Nininger: 15.9 mi
- Point Douglas: 19.6 mi
- Garen: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minnesota History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 108° | 330 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dills Mound | SE 124° | 320 m | 20.7 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 119° | 310 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 98° | 307 m | 13.4 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 308° | 293.522 m | 8.5 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 84° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul 3SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/39662492
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 6 mi
- Minneapolis · 8 mi
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