Maple Grove Forest Preservation Area B
Maple Grove Forest Preservation Area B is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Svitak Family Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Maple Grove
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.5 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 11 mi
- May Mountain · 13 mi
- Mound · 13 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Svitak Family Forest Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Wolsfeld Woods SNA: 6.4 mi
- Wood-Rill SNA: 6.5 mi
- Schmidt Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Schmidt Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- South Elm Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Basswood Park: 0.6 mi
- Elm Creek Valley Linear Park: 0.9 mi
- Nottingham Park: 1.2 mi
- Aspen Ridge Park: 1.2 mi
- LifeGARDEN Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Southbrook Community Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Shelard Park Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 9.0 mi
- Grape Arbor: 9.8 mi
- Uptown Hamel Library/Museum: 3.0 mi
- Maple Grove History Museum: 4.2 mi
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association Museum: 7.3 mi
- Robbinsdale Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts: 9.5 mi
- Maple Grove Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Angel of Hope: 3.8 mi
- Mount Olivet Chapel: 3.9 mi
- Life Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Exsistere Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.2 mi
- Ferndale North Welcome Sign: 6.6 mi
- Cootie: 7.8 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 7.9 mi
- Sunworshipper: 8.0 mi
- Pumpkin Roundabout: 9.5 mi
- Burnes Park: 10.8 mi
- Downtown Park: 11.0 mi
- Tulip House: 12.2 mi
- Berger Fountain: 12.3 mi
- French Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Robinson's Bay Beach: 9.1 mi
- Rice Street Beach: 9.4 mi
- Deephaven Main Beach: 9.8 mi
- Nocomo Beach: 10.1 mi
- Shady Ridge: 4.6 mi
- Chipmunk picnic area: 5.8 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 13.2 mi
- Deer Pen: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Glen: 17.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 12.4 mi
- Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 12.7 mi
- Seminary Hill: 15.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 17.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 20.6 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 17.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 17.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.3 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 17.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 21.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 21.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 21.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 22.2 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 15.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 18.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 21.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 2.7 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Dickinson: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maple Grove Forest Preservation Area B. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | ESE 106° | 293.522 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Crystal AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1367211627
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 13 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 14 mi
- Twin Cities · 16 mi
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