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Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary

Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Harriet North Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.92840, -93.30144

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Dunwoody: 0.2 mi
  • Lewis: 0.2 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Oberhoffer: 0.3 mi
  • Elk's Rest: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Lyndale Park Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of Seasons: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of the Praying Hands: 0.5 mi
Parks
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 47
  • Lake Harriet North Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Harriet Southeast Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beach: 0.9 mi
  • 32nd Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Glen: 4.6 mi
  • Deer Pen: 4.6 mi
  • Wabun F: 4.7 mi
  • Wabun G: 4.7 mi
  • Wabun B: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Gilboa: 6.9 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 8.9 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.5 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 9.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 9.4 mi
  • Sand Castles: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Minnehaha Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.5 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hajduk Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 11.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Elm Creek Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • wayside rest: 17.6 mi
  • St. Croix Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Dayton Port Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundE 91°307 m22.9 mi
Norwegian HillNNE 23°293.522 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2820:1921:04
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4915:4616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465969747163483321
Precip in0.90.91.63.34.34.84.64.53.43.01.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee444 obs
  • Virginia waterleaf438 obs
  • Mallard276 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee236 obs
  • Monarch186 obs
  • Black-and-gold Bumble Bee181 obs
  • common hackberry164 obs
  • Creeping Bellflower142 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/35274598

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