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Uptown Hamel Library/Museum

Uptown Hamel Library/Museum from directly overhead

Uptown Hamel Library/Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamel Legion Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 12 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

neighborhood of Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Wikidata Q5644490, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.04105, -93.52548

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hamel Legion Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rainwater Nature Area: 0.4 mi
  • Hunter Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Elm Creek Playfields: 0.6 mi
  • Northwest Greenway Challenge Course: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • LifeGARDEN Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Grape Arbor: 6.8 mi
  • Shade Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Shelard Park Gardens: 7.3 mi
  • Southbrook Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
Artworks
  • Ferndale North Welcome Sign: 4.1 mi
  • Man With A Briefcase: 7.6 mi
  • Sunworshipper: 7.8 mi
  • Pixel Jared: 9.0 mi
  • Cootie: 9.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Burnes Park: 9.8 mi
  • Downtown Park: 9.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Roundabout: 12.4 mi
  • Tulip House: 12.5 mi
  • Paisley Park Studios: 12.5 mi
Museums: 57
Beaches: 42
  • French Park Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Robinson's Bay Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Deephaven Main Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Nocomo Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Point Charming Beach: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Shady Ridge: 5.0 mi
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 8.7 mi
  • North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
  • Covered pavillion: 15.2 mi
  • Woodcrest: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Norwegian Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 15.9 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Shadow Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 19.1 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 17.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 21.9 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 21.9 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 21.9 mi
  • Sand Castles: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hajduk Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillE 95°293.522 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:27
June solstice05:2820:2021:05
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:5015:4716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032465868737062483421
Precip in0.91.01.93.34.54.64.54.23.43.01.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Hope, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1233417493

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