Quarry Park Scientific and Natural Area
Quarry Park Scientific and Natural Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Park and Nature Reserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Park and Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Lion's Park: 1.7 mi
- Orchid park: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.3 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 2.3 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 2.6 mi
- Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 18.4 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 3.5 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 7.8 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 8.7 mi
- Stoney Brook Farms: 15.5 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 4.7 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 4.9 mi
- Stone Gate: 8.2 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 6.9 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 12.9 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 13.1 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 8.4 mi
- Avon Beach: 12.2 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 9.6 mi
- Mt Aral: 12.8 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 0.8 mi
- SCSU Logo: 4.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quarry Park Scientific and Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | SSW 197° | 421 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | SSE 167° | 370 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:47 | 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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Collegeville ST John's, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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