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Purcell-Cutts House

Purcell-Cutts House from directly overhead

Purcell-Cutts House is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake of the Isles Pencil, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1914
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.95925, -93.30087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Parks
  • Levin Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Smith Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mueller Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kenwood Parkway: 0.5 mi
  • Fremont Triangle: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 46
  • Cedar Lake East Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 0.9 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 5.4 mi
  • Wabun F: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun G: 5.5 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.6 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 8.8 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.6 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 9.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 9.7 mi
  • Sand Castles: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Shadow Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.8 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 13.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • wayside rest: 19.5 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purcell-Cutts House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 96°307 m23.0 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 32°293.522 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001024OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Purcell, William Gray, House, reference 74001024, listed 10/29/74.

OpenStreetMap element way/135342667

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