Kingswood Park Restoration Area
Kingswood Park Restoration Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingswood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Three Rivers Park District
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 21 mi
- Mound · 22 mi
- May Mountain · 22 mi
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kingswood Park: 0.3 mi
- Gale Woods Farm: 1.2 mi
- Weiland Park: 1.8 mi
- Westonka Recreational Park: 1.8 mi
- Friendship Park: 2.0 mi
- MS-70 Nike Missile Control Site (historic): 2.7 mi
- Missile: 3.6 mi
- MS-70 Nike Missile Launch Site (historic): 3.6 mi
- Schmid Farmhouse Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Crosby Rock: 4.8 mi
- Grape Arbor: 5.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 5.4 mi
- Prairie: 7.3 mi
- Paririe Garden: 7.4 mi
- Woodland Azalea Garden: 7.4 mi
- Arboretum Apple House: 6.5 mi
- Paisley Park Studios: 9.3 mi
- Apple Jack Orchard: 11.2 mi
- Downtown Park: 14.4 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 14.5 mi
- Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral: 7.4 mi
- Sails: 7.4 mi
- Sud III: 7.5 mi
- Swimmers: 7.5 mi
- Night Gesture: 7.5 mi
- Six Mile Marsh: 2.9 mi
- Highwood Park: 3.8 mi
- Wild Goose Chase Island: 4.1 mi
- Lowry Woods Nature Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Wawatasso Island: 4.3 mi
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts: 6.2 mi
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association Museum: 7.0 mi
- Berens Cabin: 7.4 mi
- Museum of Lake MInnetonka: 7.5 mi
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.0 mi
- Casco Point Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lydiard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Crescent Beach: 5.7 mi
- Wekota Beach: 6.4 mi
- Covered pavillion: 4.4 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 9.7 mi
- Shady Ridge: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 16.3 mi
- Woodcrest: 18.4 mi
- Dickinson: 12.8 mi
- San Francisco: 17.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 18.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 23.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 19.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 24.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 24.3 mi
- Shadow Falls: 24.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kingswood Park Restoration Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | ENE 77° | 293.522 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:20 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:48 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delano, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1349809571
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 22 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 23 mi
- Twin Cities · 25 mi
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