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Wings of the North Air Museum

Wings of the North Air Museum from directly overhead

Wings of the North Air Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Flying Cloud Fields, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wings of the North
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.83259, -93.46528

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Flying Cloud Fields: 0.2 mi
  • Staring Lake Disc Golf Course: 0.3 mi
  • Staring Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pheasant Woods Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Riley Creek Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Raguet Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
  • Pleasant View Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Chanhassen Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Cobra Helicopter: 2.7 mi
  • Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Brewery: 5.4 mi
  • Cahill Settlement Monument: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Museums: 57
  • Chanhassen First City Hall: 3.8 mi
  • Scott County Historical Society: 3.9 mi
  • Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 6.3 mi
  • Edina Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Minnesota Streetcar Museum: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 43
  • Round Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Bush Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Ann Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Shady Oak Beach: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Point Pavilion: 2.6 mi
  • Woodcrest: 4.6 mi
  • North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
  • Shady Ridge: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Glen: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 13.7 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 18.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 18.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 18.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Gilboa: 4.8 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.5 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 14.9 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.8 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 14.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillNE 39°293.522 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:26
June solstice05:2920:1921:04
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4915:4816:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033476069747164503522
Precip in0.70.61.52.73.84.74.34.73.12.31.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8567241145

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