Oxbow Trails
Oxbow Trails is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is W. R. Pettitt Park, a park 0.5 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- On the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kingfisher Overlook · 1 mi
- Picnic Point · 4 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 9 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- W. R. Pettitt Park: 0.5 mi
- Saint Mary's Point City Park: 0.6 mi
- Town Square Park: 0.9 mi
- Steamboat Park: 1.1 mi
- Carver Park: 1.1 mi
- Stagecoach Prairie: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Farm Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus: 1.8 mi
- Bison Prairie: 2.5 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Roaming Stone: 2.6 mi
- River Bench: 4.1 mi
- Tug of War: 10.0 mi
- Snowman: 12.6 mi
- The Sacred Dish: 13.7 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 3.1 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 3.2 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 3.7 mi
- Louis Massey: 4.9 mi
- Woodbury Public Safety Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 8.8 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 8.8 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Dragon Garden: 14.4 mi
- Afton Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Octagon House: 4.9 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 9.0 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 10.4 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 12.3 mi
- Saint Croix Railroad: 2.0 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 8.9 mi
- Avalon: 9.7 mi
- Jubilee II: 9.8 mi
- Empress: 9.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 0.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 1.0 mi
- Pembles Beach: 2.3 mi
- Camp St. Croix Beach: 2.6 mi
- Dog Cove: 3.6 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 2.7 mi
- Coons Hill: 4.7 mi
- Melander Hill: 5.6 mi
- Starks Mound: 7.2 mi
- Dills Mound: 9.3 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
- Wabun C: 20.8 mi
- Wabun A: 20.8 mi
- Wabun B: 20.8 mi
- Willow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Fairy Falls: 11.7 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 13.2 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.5 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Sand Castles: 14.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 16.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 16.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 16.3 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 3.2 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 3.4 mi
- wayside rest: 22.8 mi
- White Worm Springs: 10.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 21.5 mi
- Point Douglas: 11.3 mi
- Nininger: 11.6 mi
- Garen: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oxbow Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | SE 134° | 330 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 173° | 320 m | 9.3 mi |
| Starks Mound | S 169° | 310 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | WNW 286° | 307 m | 2.7 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | WNW 289° | 293.522 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coons Hill | NNE 24° | 268 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1002762034
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 21 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 22 mi
- Minneapolis · 24 mi
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