North Oaks Farm
North Oaks Farm is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is West Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
building in North Oaks, Minnesota, United States
Dates from 1884.
Wikidata Q6136689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hill Farm Historical Society
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- May Mountain · 10 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 10 mi
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 10 mi
- Mound · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- West Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Southpointe Park: 0.8 mi
- Turtle Lake County Park: 1.0 mi
- Beach Playground: 1.3 mi
- AHATS Wildlife Observation Area, Arden Hills: 1.9 mi
- Tamarack Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Bruentrup Heritage Farm: 6.4 mi
- Schuneman Wildlife Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Willow Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Pauly the Polar Bear: 4.6 mi
- White Bear Center for the Arts: 4.9 mi
- Oculus Arboretum: 6.2 mi
- Shopping Cart: 6.3 mi
- Encountering the Subtle Threshold: 6.3 mi
- Little Canada Firefighters Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Linda Fay Kaufman: 5.4 mi
- Original Castle Heights: 6.8 mi
- Prestemon Family Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Philando Castile Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Blooming Heights: 6.9 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 7.4 mi
- Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden: 7.9 mi
- Enchanted Garden: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 8.0 mi
- White Bear Lake Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Fridley History Center: 7.1 mi
- Gibb's Museum: 7.9 mi
- Bell Museum: 8.0 mi
- North Star Museum Of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting: 8.0 mi
- Golden Lake: 3.8 mi
- Ramsey County Beach: 5.5 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Bellaire Beach: 5.8 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 8.1 mi
- Mound: 3.0 mi
- White Bear Armory: 5.0 mi
- Dall's Sheep: 7.9 mi
- Bison: 7.9 mi
- Lion: 7.9 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
- Wabun A: 13.0 mi
- Wabun B: 13.0 mi
- Deer Pen: 13.1 mi
- Wabun C: 13.1 mi
- Seminary Hill: 3.5 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.0 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 11.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.1 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 17.8 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.8 mi
- Shadow Falls: 11.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 13.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.3 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.1 mi
- East Clay Pit: 11.9 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 12.0 mi
- West Clay Pit: 12.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 13.2 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 18.3 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 10.8 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.0 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Oaks Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | SE 131° | 307 m | 17.8 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | SW 234° | 293.522 m | 8.0 mi |
| Coons Hill | ESE 114° | 268 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vadnais Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1424894090
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 10 mi
- Minneapolis · 11 mi
- Twin Cities · 11 mi
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