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Shepard Farm

Shepard Farm from directly overhead

Shepard Farm is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinetree Valley Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.5 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.84935, -92.92718

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pinetree Valley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Highlands Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kingston Park: 0.8 mi
  • Nina's Park: 1.0 mi
  • North Ideal Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Carver Neighborhood Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • Applewood Neighborhood Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Lost Valley Prairie SNA: 5.9 mi
  • Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery SNA: 6.1 mi
  • Highwood Preserve: 6.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 54
Attractions: 37
  • Saint Croix Railroad: 10.0 mi
  • Cafesjian's Carousel: 14.3 mi
  • Flamingo: 14.3 mi
  • Sumatran Orangutan: 14.4 mi
  • Ampitheater: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Carver Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Dog Cove: 7.6 mi
  • Pembles Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Riverside Beach: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Bissel's Mound: 6.9 mi
  • Starks Mound: 9.0 mi
  • Dills Mound: 9.7 mi
  • Melander Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • St Croix Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
  • Wabun C: 14.3 mi
  • Wabun A: 14.4 mi
  • Wabun D: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Robinson's Rocks: 4.7 mi
  • Sand Castles: 9.8 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 10.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • White Worm Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shepard Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillE 88°330 m11.3 mi
Dills MoundESE 120°320 m9.7 mi
Starks MoundESE 108°310 m9.0 mi
Bissel's MoundNE 42°307 m6.9 mi
East Prairie HillSSW 192°297 m24.5 mi
West Praire HillSSW 192°294 m24.6 mi
Norwegian HillNW 308°293.522 m19.6 mi
Coons HillNE 46°268 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2620:1721:02
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4715:4516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931465869737163503522
Precip in0.90.91.83.14.34.94.44.23.22.61.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings DAM 2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/952181881

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