Mike's Island
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Mike's Island is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Raspberry Island, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
How to reach it
- On the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 3 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 4 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raspberry Island: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 3.8 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Peavey Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Old Fort Snelling: 0.3 mi
- Minnesota World War I Marine Corps Memorial: 0.5 mi
- In Memory of the Boys of Our Navy: 0.5 mi
- West High School: 0.5 mi
- Levin Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Midtown Greenway: 0.4 mi
- The Mall: 0.5 mi
- Park Siding Park: 0.7 mi
- Smith Triangle Park: 0.7 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 0.4 mi
- Walker Art Center: 1.3 mi
- The Bakken Museum: 1.4 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.6 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Lake of the Isles Pencil: 0.4 mi
- Vessels of Stories: 1.1 mi
- Sitzwuste: 1.2 mi
- Tombstone for Phùng Vo: 1.2 mi
- Seat-Leg Table: 1.2 mi
- Tulip House: 0.5 mi
- Berger Fountain: 1.6 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.6 mi
- Legacy Ship: 2.6 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.4 mi
- Vera's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bryn Mawr Garden: 1.1 mi
- Lakeview Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Garfield Garden: 1.3 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Lake South Beach: 0.7 mi
- 32nd Beach: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 0.8 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Glen: 5.6 mi
- Wabun F: 5.7 mi
- Wabun G: 5.7 mi
- Wabun B: 5.7 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 8.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.7 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.1 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.9 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.9 mi
- Sand Castles: 11.7 mi
- Shadow Falls: 5.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.2 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 4.5 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.5 mi
- White Worm Springs: 16.3 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- wayside rest: 19.5 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mike's Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 95° | 307 m | 23.3 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 33° | 293.522 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/24603605
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 4 mi
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
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