- Elevation, modelled
- 246 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Norwegian Hill293.522 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway10.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 44.8279, -93.4943
Riley Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 246 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Crestwood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riley Creek Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NE 42° | 293.522 m | 18.3 mi |
- 10.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic BywayNational
- 14.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 18.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 15 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 16 mi
- Mound · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crestwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Park: 1.0 mi
- Riley Lake Park: 1.1 mi
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Flying Cloud Fields: 1.2 mi
- Cobra Helicopter: 1.8 mi
- Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 2.9 mi
- Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Brewery: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Star: 6.0 mi
- Eden Prairie Outdoor Center: 2.2 mi
- Thunder Canyon: 2.5 mi
- Renegade: 2.5 mi
- Excalibur: 2.5 mi
- Panic Falls Speed Slides: 2.5 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 2.5 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 2.5 mi
- Prince Crying Doves Mural: 3.1 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.1 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.1 mi
- Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Raguet Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Pleasant View Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Chanhassen Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Bluff Creek Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Reading Garden: 3.6 mi
- Excelsior Mens Garden Club: 6.1 mi
- Nut Trees: 6.2 mi
- Oak: 6.2 mi
- Linden: 6.2 mi
- Round Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lake Ann Beach: 4.2 mi
- Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 4.9 mi
- Bush Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Clayhole Beach: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 4.3 mi
- Woodcrest: 6.1 mi
- Shady Ridge: 13.7 mi
- Covered pavillion: 14.1 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 15.1 mi
- West Clay Pit: 19.6 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 19.7 mi
- East Clay Pit: 19.9 mi
- Sand Castles: 22.5 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 6.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 14.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 18.3 mi
- Seminary Hill: 22.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.8 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.5 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 20.2 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Boiling Springs: 6.2 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 15.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 16.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 24.9 mi
- wayside rest: 19.6 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 21.3 mi
- San Francisco: 13.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, 1 mi away.
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