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The Bakken Museum

The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
The Bakken Museum · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
The Bakken Museum · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Bakken Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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The Bakken Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Bakken Museum ( BAH-kən) is a museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Bakken was founded in 1975 by Earl Bakken, the co-founder of Medtronic, and includes exhibits on science, technology, and the humanities. It also includes a substantial exhibit dedicated to Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1975.

Wikidata Q7715370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.93825, -93.32113

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Welcome to St. Louis Park: 0.4 mi
  • William Berry: 0.7 mi
  • Chinese Community Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Babyland: 0.7 mi
  • University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Bass Lake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Be Well Play Area: 0.6 mi
  • Minikahda Vista Park: 0.7 mi
  • William Berry Park: 0.7 mi
  • Saint Louis Triangle: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Lakeview Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 0.9 mi
  • Garden of Seasons: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of Devotion: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of Companionship: 1.0 mi
Museums: 60
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Tulip House: 1.7 mi
  • MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Berger Fountain: 2.9 mi
  • Legacy Ship: 3.9 mi
  • Burnes Park: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 0.8 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Deer Pen: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 5.7 mi
  • Wabun F: 5.8 mi
  • Wabun G: 5.8 mi
  • Wabun B: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Norwegian Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 7.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.5 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.0 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.6 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 9.2 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 13.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 12.2 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • wayside rest: 18.7 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 92°307 m23.9 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 33°293.522 m7.1 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 solstice07:4915:4716:35

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/240330302

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